This isnt quite the same question, as I honestly have my brakes dialed in perfectly. Actually too perfectly. For the first time ever, Im running black rims instead of chrome. The orange pads that came on my Militant LT when I first bought it were crap on the black rims, so I bought a set of clear ones. The action is beautiful and I actually dont have a problem feathering them, but they squeal like a stuck pig ANY time I use them. I pull them to slow down or to feather a trick, this happens. Ive tried toeing the inward slightly, still to no avail. Im guessing that a different set of pads would be the answer. I DONT need them to grab as well as they do, but I do want them to grab when I need them to Im afraid that if I toe them in anymore, the brakes will feel way to spongey. Like I said, Im not new to working on brakes, and the action is perfect. The only thing I can chalk it up to is possibly the black rims. I will be switching back to chrome soon, but its not a priority as my bike is pretty dialed except for the squealing. Any suggestions on maybe a good pad that will still grab, but not squeal, or am I just gonna be dealing with this till I go back to chrome rims?Thanks for any answers,-MIKE
i've had my brakes dialed for over a year.now for some reason, i'm embarassed to say,my pads don't come off the rim after stopping.if i give the pads a little nudge they open fine.after stopping my lever is loose with the extra cable. i've redone the spring tensioners several times.each time i added a little more tension to the springsto no avail.WTF?
2 thingswhats a brake bullet, and do i need it?and do i need to cut the metal part of the cablei got lost in there wouldnt it be too long?
Quote from: andyson on September 30, 2009, 11:20:24 PM2 thingswhats a brake bullet, and do i need it?and do i need to cut the metal part of the cablei got lost in there wouldnt it be too long?brake bulletor you could use a lucky boltlucky boltyes, you need it.yes, cables and housing need to be trimmed.