08-06-2008, 01:52 AM | #1 |
Any advice on rub sound from front tire
Just started riding my Longo LB200 and it sounds like something is rubbing in the front. 4 of us looked and could not see anything. We drove slowly passed each other and still could not tell what it was. We are now thinking that it must be the brake shoes rubbing on discs but there is no marking...
Anyone else experience this funky phenomenon? Again, Visual and audio does not give any insight... Thanks! David Oh ya, We did install the front tire ourselves as this was a rabbitscooter.com purchase.
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08-06-2008, 07:57 AM | #2 |
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Is it more of a chirp sound? I am leaning toward the brake pads. The rotor may have a slight bend in it.
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08-06-2008, 09:00 AM | #3 |
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Rubber or metal rubbing sound??????
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08-06-2008, 02:57 PM | #4 |
It's not a chirp. It sounds more like a metal rub such as woo woo... I think that is how you spell woo woo...
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Can you get the bike up on a milk crate pastor dave. If you can, secure the bike the best you can, and spin the front wheel. You should be able to isolate the sound with no road noise. It might be the disk, if it is bleed out the old brake fluid and use dot 4(correct me if I'm wrong on the dot 4 folks.)
If its a cable rubbing then re-route it. if it's your bearings you'll have to pull the axel and grease it up. That's all I got for an errant WooWoo/
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08-06-2008, 07:01 PM | #6 |
Might try putting it up on a crate like ironfist said then take a black magic marker and mark the brake rotor then spin it and see if it shows wear signs.
P.S. mark both sides of the rotor.
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08-06-2008, 11:23 PM | #7 |
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Thanks maf, that's a great tip too.
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08-07-2008, 09:13 AM | #8 |
The reason i suggest both sides of the rotor is if it's bent it could show rubbing in one or more spots on the same side and if its the wheel bent or out of line it should show marks in two places,one opposite and on the reverse side as the other.Atleast thats my thinking.And it's a cheap and easy procedure.
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08-07-2008, 09:23 AM | #9 |
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Might also be the outer edge of the rotor. The brake pads on my bike over rode the outer edge of the rotor just a bit causeing an intermittant rubbing. The magic marker sounds like a good idea.
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Pastor, Kato was the first to notice that on some bikes the break pads don't fit correctly on the disk, especially front. They overlap the disk, and after a while, the top edge of the pads need to be filed, or the breaks will squeek. In the sun, or with a flashlight look at the way the pads clasp the disk. The face of the pads should be completely touching the disk. If the pads are higher than the disk, the pads won't wear correctly. Not a big worry early in a bike's life. Just needs maintainance. Let me know if I'm not being clear and you don't know what to look for.
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That wasn't me. I think it was Q who posted about that.
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Q?
My bad, Sorry to the original finder of the quirk. It was a good find. Let me know if you need a pic, Pastor?
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I don't want to take credit for something I didn't do.
That is not likely the problem either since the bike is new. Allen
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I too am experiencing a similar sound as of these last couple of days. It certainly is a brake rub and I have heard about the need to trim down the pads. I think I am going to go out right now and lubricate the pins and see if this helps the caliper "float" better.
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When you pull the pads, make sure that the side that touches the disk is flat. If it has a lip, you can file it flat. After I did that my squeek went away, for a while... My break pads sat higher than the disk, and the pads didn't wear evenly.
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