Front Wheel Squeak
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Front Wheel Squeak
I am getting a squeaking noise coming from the front wheel of my 2001 Custom Sportster 1200.
I tried spraying WD40 into the bearing (and keeping it off the brake system), but this did not seem to help. It does not make the noise when I wheel the bike backwards.
Any suggestions of how too isolate the squeak and fix it?
I tried spraying WD40 into the bearing (and keeping it off the brake system), but this did not seem to help. It does not make the noise when I wheel the bike backwards.
Any suggestions of how too isolate the squeak and fix it?
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From: Boynton Beach, FloriDuh
+1 - Washing the grease out of the wheel bearing with WD-40 is not the brightest of ideas. 
If it's only squeaking when you roll the bike forward and not when rolling backwards, the first thing I would check is your brake pads & caliper.
If it's only squeaking when you roll the bike forward and not when rolling backwards, the first thing I would check is your brake pads & caliper.
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+1 I recently did this on both my brakes. The pistons were so coated in @#(% that I had a heck of a time getting them out even with the compressed air. Rebuilt caliper and new pads = no drag/noise, and much more effective brake application.
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