Front Brake noise
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Front Brake noise
I've noticed on my '07 street bob that while I am traveling at lower speeds I can hear a slight noise from my front brake, like it's rubbing enough to make slight noise but not really dragging per say. Is this normal? If not how do I go about correcting it?
Do you think an over tightened axel nut would cause this? I may have over torqued it when putting the new tire on a couple weeks ago.
Do you think an over tightened axel nut would cause this? I may have over torqued it when putting the new tire on a couple weeks ago.
Last edited by Skid Lid; Sep 15, 2011 at 11:12 AM.
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My recommendation for checking the brakes:
Pull off the caliper(s) in the front, pump the brake to extend the pistons, use a q-tip and/or toothbrush with some dilute dish soap and wash all the crud off of the pistons.
Then, apply a tiny bit of grease to the rod that the pads slide back and forth on (NOT the pad surfaces of course).
Essentially, it sounds like your pads are binding a little and the areas I just mentioned are the likely culprits.
Pull off the caliper(s) in the front, pump the brake to extend the pistons, use a q-tip and/or toothbrush with some dilute dish soap and wash all the crud off of the pistons.
Then, apply a tiny bit of grease to the rod that the pads slide back and forth on (NOT the pad surfaces of course).
Essentially, it sounds like your pads are binding a little and the areas I just mentioned are the likely culprits.
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My recommendation for checking the brakes:
Pull off the caliper(s) in the front, pump the brake to extend the pistons, use a q-tip and/or toothbrush with some dilute dish soap and wash all the crud off of the pistons.
Then, apply a tiny bit of grease to the rod that the pads slide back and forth on (NOT the pad surfaces of course).
Essentially, it sounds like your pads are binding a little and the areas I just mentioned are the likely culprits.
Pull off the caliper(s) in the front, pump the brake to extend the pistons, use a q-tip and/or toothbrush with some dilute dish soap and wash all the crud off of the pistons.
Then, apply a tiny bit of grease to the rod that the pads slide back and forth on (NOT the pad surfaces of course).
Essentially, it sounds like your pads are binding a little and the areas I just mentioned are the likely culprits.
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I thought it was coming from the rear. Anyway, dealer says normal. Told me it was the tires making noise on the pavement. Even when I said, "uh, it's not constant, it's like a bad bearing or warped rotor sound", they stuck to their story.
So I'll just wait until whatever it is dies, and if I don't die with it, I'll make them fix everything.
So I'll just wait until whatever it is dies, and if I don't die with it, I'll make them fix everything.
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So you figure the pads aren't retrackting properly? I will have to give that a try, I am positive I have over torqued the axel nut, so I will adjust that to the correct spec's which I think is 55ft/lbs and see if that corrects it, if not I'll give the pistons a wash/grease.
Path of least resistance is good to follow when trouble shooting.
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So retourqued nut to 55 ft/lbs, and popped off the caliber and cleaned the pistons. Ended up going out a little later and wouldn't you know, I forgot to see if it was doing it still hahaha.
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