Since you may struggle to find one........
Sort those squealing brakes
- Thread starter Tobers
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Well, I've been putting copper grease on the back of pads for 20 years and never had a problem.
IMHO, far more damage is caused by simply not cleaning your calipers every now and then.
IMHO, far more damage is caused by simply not cleaning your calipers every now and then.
What I did try recently though, seems ot have worked a bit better
The squealing front brake, although minimal on my bike has been driving me mad. It is a bit like that old VW Golf advert, with the annoying squeak, which turns oul to be the passenger's earrings.
Anyhow, sort of done what ' Mouse' said and now my bike IS as quiet as a mouse !
Tried copper grease on back of pads- no different
Removed disk retaining bolts and applied grease sparingly to compression washers using a cotton bud . It then struck me that to absorb the singing vibration, I decided to apply some to the wheel mounting arms which the disk rests against- again very sparingly. At all times taking care that none gets on the disk. Bolts then tightened to 24Nm equally using a torque wrench, so that pressures are very even all round. Thread lock applied to bolts. Result blissful silence.
Now disclaimer- DO NOT do this yourself cos copper grease m a y affect seals and m a y gradually contaminate the disk so that you have total brake failure and lead to more of those shhh you know what threads. Also may not work long term....
I feel that better remedy would be an absorbent temperature resistant washer between the disk and the wheel, which allows the disk to 'float' a little. IMHO
p.s. I am aware of reported BMW teflon fix or something
The squealing front brake, although minimal on my bike has been driving me mad. It is a bit like that old VW Golf advert, with the annoying squeak, which turns oul to be the passenger's earrings.
Anyhow, sort of done what ' Mouse' said and now my bike IS as quiet as a mouse !
Tried copper grease on back of pads- no different
Removed disk retaining bolts and applied grease sparingly to compression washers using a cotton bud . It then struck me that to absorb the singing vibration, I decided to apply some to the wheel mounting arms which the disk rests against- again very sparingly. At all times taking care that none gets on the disk. Bolts then tightened to 24Nm equally using a torque wrench, so that pressures are very even all round. Thread lock applied to bolts. Result blissful silence.
Now disclaimer- DO NOT do this yourself cos copper grease m a y affect seals and m a y gradually contaminate the disk so that you have total brake failure and lead to more of those shhh you know what threads. Also may not work long term....
I feel that better remedy would be an absorbent temperature resistant washer between the disk and the wheel, which allows the disk to 'float' a little. IMHO
p.s. I am aware of reported BMW teflon fix or something
