Re:Did I glaze my front brake pads?
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TOPIC: Re:Did I glaze my front brake pads?
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Did I glaze my front brake pads? 5 Years, 2 Months ago
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Went on about a 75 mile ride today, lots of it stop and go. When I started out all was cool, now when I hit the front brakes they made a loud whooshing noise, almost a pulsating type noise. In other words they whoosh whoosh whoosh, not constantly. (Whoosh isn't really a good description of the noise but its the best I can think of, its not a squeal.) It's so loud I know the other cars can hear it. Did I somehow glaze over the pads with the stop and go driving?  |
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Re:Did I glaze my front brake pads? 5 Years, 2 Months ago
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If it is stopping normal, probably not. If you're in doubt, pull the pads, hit them with some sandpaper, rough em up , stick them back in and ride. My Honda shadow sabre made a very "noticable" brake noise , esp. with new (thick) pads from the slight "touching" of the pads to the rotors.
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Re:Did I glaze my front brake pads? 5 Years, 2 Months ago
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It's not stopping completely normal, it kinda grabs....lets go....grabs...lets go. Of course this is happening real fast then slows down as the bike does. It's not like a warped disc either, I've felt that before and there's no front end wobble. The noise is LOUD, not your normal brake pad sound and not a squeal or metal on metal. It's a real deep low frequency noise, wish I could describe it better.
C'mon, I couldn't have stumped you guys. If this were a carb setting (or oil question) you'd be all over it. Help a brutha out!  |
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Re:Did I glaze my front brake pads? 5 Years, 2 Months ago
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Take the brake off and see if something came loose or something got stuck in there.
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Re:Did I glaze my front brake pads? 5 Years, 2 Months ago
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Hey Roadie,
Sounds like a warped disk or one of the pads cracked to me.....Coug  |
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Re:Did I glaze my front brake pads? 5 Years, 2 Months ago
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Get the front end off the ground and spin the tire if it roles then hesitstes then rolls you have a warped rotor / or maybe just misalignment of the caliper . one of your sliders might be stuck and not letting the caliper ride square .
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Re:Did I glaze my front brake pads? 5 Years, 2 Months ago
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I jacked her up and unscientifically checked for a warped rotor, all looks fine.
I don't know if this matters but on the highways going 55+ mph's I could hit the break and it wouldn't make the noise, it only makes it when I'm stopping for a stop light. Maybe 35 and less. 
Edit: I only have 900 miles on the bike.
Edit #2: Doing a Google search I found a good description of the noise, it a low groaning noise. But loud.
Post edited by: RoadieFF, at: 2007/03/11 09:16<br><br>Post edited by: RoadieFF, at: 2007/03/11 09:21 |
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Re:Did I glaze my front brake pads? 5 Years, 2 Months ago
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Try pulling on the brake lever and watch the caliper to see if it moving straight and releasing completely when you let off . almost sounds like you got dirt or something caught in the brakes , caliper or the rotor . What kinda roads were you on ? could have picked up almost anything .
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Re:Did I glaze my front brake pads? 5 Years, 2 Months ago
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Just normal highways and roads, no salt on the streets around here. I was in an area where it was kinda sandy and blowing. Maybe I'll pull em off and clean em out.
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Re:Did I glaze my front brake pads? 5 Years, 2 Months ago
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Yeah might just have crud on the pads , only takes a minute to pull and check . If you have a can of break-Kleen spray the pads and let it evaporate , wipe the rotor down too . See what happens . a little spec of dirt can make a hell of a racket on a spinning surface. The noise is probably there at high speed , you just don't hear it cause of wind , pipes etc.
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