Re: Rear breaks make grinding noise

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"kyroush" wrote

[quote="element22":3o7xlirz]It helps if you mention which brakes you have….more than likely the pads are contaminated with dirt….Remove the wheels, use sandpaper and lightly go over the rotor (both sides) to clean it up a touch…..Remove the pads from the caliper and with the sandpaper on a very flat surface, skim the pads a bit to remove any debris from them. Then remove any dust off the pad and re-install everything.. Make sure the caliper is in line as well.

http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-re … e-service/

They’re Tektro Novelas. Thanks for the feedback! I’ll definitely try it out… it’s kind of embarassing haha. I’m sure you recommend really fine sandpaper for this task?[/quote:3o7xlirz]

i have the same pads and they squeal like a banshee. the manual said to spray them with brake cleaner, but , the can of brake cleaner says not to get on painted areas.so i’m not going that route.
just looked around on you tube and found a vid that said to use rubbing alcohol. i’ll give that a try.