Squealing brakes

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Wondered if anyone could advise me why my rear brake squeals like mad when applied? Im using a
"normal" cantilever brake system.

My brakes squeal too and I've got new rims!

Cheers, helen s

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Lee said:

Hi there,

Wondered if anyone could advise me why my rear brake squeals like mad when applied? Im using a
"normal" cantilever brake system.

My front brake is fine, my rear one sounds like its got a cat caught in the spokes!!!

Is there a solution or shall I carry on using my rear brake like a horn to alert pedestrians ;-)

Have you tried "toeing" in the front of the rear brake pads? i.e. when the front of the brake pads
are touching the rim there should be a gap of 1-2 mm at the back of the rear brake pads.

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:>Wondered if anyone could advise me why my rear brake squeals like mad when applied? Im using a
:>"normal" cantilever brake system.

: My brakes squeal too and I've got new rims!

Common solutions:

1) Toe-in the brakes. sheldonbrown.comgloss ta o.htmlOpen ↗

2) If 1) doesn't work, trying lightly sanding the brake blocks to remove any hard layer/git/oil etc
that may have built up.

Arthur

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Arthur Clune said:

If 1) doesn't work, trying lightly sanding the brake blocks to remove any hard layer/git/oil etc
that may have built up.

At the same time clean the rims with acetone or similar.

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Lee must be edykated coz e writed:

Quoted message said:

Hi there,

Wondered if anyone could advise me why my rear brake squeals like mad when applied? Im using a
"normal" cantilever brake system.

My front brake is fine, my rear one sounds like its got a cat caught in the spokes!!!

Is there a solution or shall I carry on using my rear brake like a horn to alert pedestrians ;-)

Lee

Try cleaning your rims.

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Ian

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Swap front blocks with rear blocks.

Worked for me, little fiddling, zero expenditure.

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Arthur Clune said:

2) If 1) doesn't work, trying lightly sanding the brake blocks to remove any hard layer/git/oil
etc that may have built up.

I /know/ it's just a typo, but the thought of having a build-up of "git" on one's wheel rims has
filled me with unexpected joy!

SO: What are you doing? Cyclist: Cleaning a build-up of git off my rims. SO: Did you run over David
Blaine, then?

(dies)

FWIW my rear brake - a Hope Mini disc - can be made to howl like a pack of wolves with attitude if
the lever is correctly applied. I rather like this.

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Arthur Clune said:

2) If 1) doesn't work, trying lightly sanding the brake blocks to remove any hard layer/git/oil
etc that may have built up.

Yes those gits really do squeal if you get them on the brake blocks ;-)

Tony

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place a zip tie or credit card between the rear of the block and the rim when you tighten up the
pads, to ensure the gap stays. take it out when you're done, or your brakes will definitely make
funny noises!

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Lee must be edykated coz e writed:

Quoted message said:

Hi there,

Wondered if anyone could advise me why my rear brake squeals like mad

when

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applied? Im using a "normal" cantilever brake system.

My front brake is fine, my rear one sounds like its got a cat caught in

the

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spokes!!!

Is there a solution or shall I carry on using my rear brake like a horn

to

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alert pedestrians ;-)

Lee

Try cleaning your rims.

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At the same time clean the rims with acetone or similar.

Good advice. Surgical Spirit is a great all-purpose bike cleaner, and brake cleaner (from car parts
shops) is useful for blasting round things where you don't want to leave an oily residue.

(Note to self: email Tony Blair and George Bush about the benefits of brake cleaner for cleaning up
oily residues....)

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Quoted message said:

Good advice. Surgical Spirit is a great all-purpose bike cleaner, and

brake

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cleaner (from car parts shops) is useful for blasting round things where

you

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don't want to leave an oily residue.

(Note to self: email Tony Blair and George Bush about the benefits of

brake

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cleaner for cleaning up oily residues....)

Does it clean off the gits as well as their oily residues?

T

Chris Fryer said:

place a zip tie or credit card between the rear of the block and the rim when you tighten up the
pads, to ensure the gap stays. take it out when you're done, or your brakes will definitely make
funny noises!

If you haven't got 4 hands, a thickish rubber band round the rear of the block is better - it stays
on by itself.

Colin McKenzie