Tri Glide Rear Brakes Sqeaking
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Tri Glide Rear Brakes Sqeaking
Sorry if this topic has been covered but I did a brief search and couldn't find find a thread on it.
Has anyone been experiencing increasingly noisy (sqeaking) rear brakes on their TG? I don't have a lot of miles (900) on my 2010 Tri Glide but have noticed the sqeaking getting louder as time goes by. I don't know if it's a break-in issue and if it will go away over time but it seems to be getting worse to me. I took it to the local HD dealer for an early 1000 service recently and they indicated there was nothing wrong with the brakes so I'm kind of at a loss. It's starting to annoy me so I'm looking for any feedback as to what the issue might be and how it may have been resolved.
Thanks in advance!
Has anyone been experiencing increasingly noisy (sqeaking) rear brakes on their TG? I don't have a lot of miles (900) on my 2010 Tri Glide but have noticed the sqeaking getting louder as time goes by. I don't know if it's a break-in issue and if it will go away over time but it seems to be getting worse to me. I took it to the local HD dealer for an early 1000 service recently and they indicated there was nothing wrong with the brakes so I'm kind of at a loss. It's starting to annoy me so I'm looking for any feedback as to what the issue might be and how it may have been resolved.
Thanks in advance!
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Squeeling breaks seems to be a Harley thing. On the Triglide I found it is agrivated most by the parking break being adjusted which makes it drag. Another thing is the break pads seem to be prone to squeel which can be solved by switching to Lyndall Gold pads.
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Uh..... 900 miles on your 2010 ??? You are going to be out of warranty soon, I'd put some miles on her. Most motorcycle safety courses tell you that breaking should be 70 / 30 FRONT.
Good Luck!
Good Luck!
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Steve, did you mean to say 70 front and 30 rear??
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Oops, you are right Mike, need to read and re-read what I type. Looked good the first time, when you reprinted it, I saw what I did. Thanks.
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At 10,000 miles I went the cheap route and replaced rear pads with the upgraded H-D rear pad kit which has new pins and larger footprint pads. Cleaning rotors and readjusting p.b. helped get rid of loud squealing. Next time I'll go with Lyndall pads and maybe newer rotors.
BTW, I think there's a reason for the new pins with the kit---the old ones had some rust which would cause sticking movement of pads, IMO.
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I've had terrific luck with Lyndall pads. Used them when replacing the pads on the last 6 Harleys. Seemed to last longer and stop better. Wife also is very happy with the way they feel.
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