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Reid Priedhorsky
Guest
Dear group,
I'm having trouble with brake noise. The brakes in question are Tektro
Onyx. Originally, on the factory pads, I had no brake noise whatsoever. I
changed to Kool-Stop Salmon pads (with off-center stud), which squealed
horribly and displayed chatter on hard braking as well.
Wear didn't seem to make any change. After a few hundred miles, I added
toe-in; rather severe toe-in was required to quiet them (though they still
gave slight noise just as rotation ceased).
Now, however, 600-800 miles later, the noise is back with a vengance.
The brakes are pretty loose; the arms have significant wiggle. Is this
likely to be the problem? Would better brakes improve the situation? What
about switching to sidepull caliper brakes?
Thanks for any help,
Reid
I'm having trouble with brake noise. The brakes in question are Tektro
Onyx. Originally, on the factory pads, I had no brake noise whatsoever. I
changed to Kool-Stop Salmon pads (with off-center stud), which squealed
horribly and displayed chatter on hard braking as well.
Wear didn't seem to make any change. After a few hundred miles, I added
toe-in; rather severe toe-in was required to quiet them (though they still
gave slight noise just as rotation ceased).
Now, however, 600-800 miles later, the noise is back with a vengance.
The brakes are pretty loose; the arms have significant wiggle. Is this
likely to be the problem? Would better brakes improve the situation? What
about switching to sidepull caliper brakes?
Thanks for any help,
Reid