brakes squealing when not being used. clarks sx hydraulics

shigllgetcha
shigllgetcha Posts: 145
edited February 2013 in MTB workshop & tech
Why would my brakes squeal when the arent being used?

A good pull on the lever stops it for a while but it comes back very quickly

It kind of pulses, it isnt a constant sound.

I looked at the pads and one seems to be on the tilt, the part of one of the pads closest to the hub is alittle further out that the top of the pad
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    If the rotor runs true, then is caliper alignment.
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  • jimothy78
    jimothy78 Posts: 1,407
    shigllgetcha wrote:
    Why would my brakes squeal when the arent being used?

    A good pull on the lever stops it for a while but it comes back very quickly

    I've had this problem occasionally in the past - it seems to start after splashing through muddy puddles, and I assume a bit of grit or sand gets lodged between pad and rotor - giving them a squirt from a water bottle normally sorts it out.

    That said, with mine, when it's happened it's always been a constant sound, almost like running a finger round the edge of a glass - I'm guessing if it's pulsing then perhaps the rotor is out of true slightly?

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