Squeaky Brakes

[JaK]

Hi all,

I'm proud to say that I'm a first time owner of a 2001 SV650S..

It's been an awesome ride.. but I've noticed that my rear brakes squeak really loud.. I apply even pressure to both my front and rear but it's really noticible that it's coming from the rear... At slower speeds I just use the front brakes and they don't squeak... The bike is extremely cherry, but I've just recently noticed this..

Any ideas of what this may be? Do I need to get it checked out? What should I expect some of the pausible causes for this?

Thanks all in advance for you help....

:D

[sticky-dizzle]

Check the pads have some material left on 'em would be a start - its not unknown for previuos owners to have "forgotten" basic maintenance - i.e. new brake pads

if they have whip 'em out and make sure you've got not road crap wedged in them - if so clear 'em or replace them - always the better option.

Still noisy? - whip em back out and smear the tiniest amount of copper slip on the BACK of the pad that should see them sorted.

Could be worth checking around the brake lever assembly, make sure you have no rodents/ rats/ mice wedged under the leaver - you proddin em would def make 'em squeek - cruel bugger

Oh welcome to the club, i'm kinda a newbie meself


Dizz -

[rictus01]

Hi Jak,

remove the rear calliper (two bolts, no need to take off the hydraulic cable),

make sure you have plenty of brake pad left, remove the pads and give the calliper a good clean, smear the backs of the pads with copper grease and refit (good idea to put a little on the retaining pins whilst your there, that should sort out the noise.

Cheers Mark.

[wheelnut]

I know that nobody is daft enough to smear grease on their brake pads.

But I think you should point out that the backs of the pads are the sides without any friction material on them, the steel back plate of the pad is the BACK

Greasing the rear of the pads allows them to move around a little.

I do remember someone oiling the discs on a 400 / 4

[JakeRS]

simple: just apply a liberal amount of WD40 onto the brake disk. About half a can should do it. And sqirt some on the pads while you're at it. That should sort it.














(BTW this is a joke, before someone flames me to the ground :lol: )

[northwind]

It's those pesky discs at work... Just remove them entirely and you'll remove all brake noise as well as saving weight.

[Professor]

My rear brake is also very squeaky and I am also embarrassed to use
it at low speeds. If I were 30 years younger I would follow Rictus'
advice. But my brake disassembling days are over so I'd rather wait for
the service. Will try not to forget to mention the problem to the mechanic.

[BURNER]

Earplugs??

[Professor]

My rear brake is also very squeaky and I am also embarrassed to use
it at low speeds. If I were 30 years younger I would follow Rictus'
advice. But my brake disassembling days are over so I'd rather wait for
the service. Will try not to forget to mention the problem to the mechanic.

The squeak is gone now that the bike has been serviced. Don't know what
the guys at Fowlers did to achieve this.

[ophic]

i cleared my squeaky back brake by letting the brake rub while the throttle is on (for a couple seconds only). It only squeaks when i haven't ridden for a while and this kind of abuse seems to cure it.

[Anonymous]

I apply even pressure to both my front and rear but it's really noticible that it's coming from the rear... At slower speeds I just use the front brakes and they don't squeak...
:D

Hi there, glad your happy with your bike, and i think the advice given on here so far should remedy the squeaks. But i couldnt help but pick up on what you said above.

Not sure how long you've been riding for, but incase you didnt know here are some tips, hope you dont feel im talking out of turn or anything, just some friendly pointers from one biker to another...

The rear brake only provides something like 25% of your stopping power, the front 75%, use the front more when your stopping, it will be more effective.

Also at slower speeds its adviseable not to use the front, just use the rear (filtering in traffic etc) it makes for a smoother ride, and is far safer - i knw this as i once lost the front on some wet cobbles because i ever so gently applied front brake at very slow speed. It hurt a lot, i looked a **** and cost me a new indicator and rear brake pedal. :oops:

Hope this helps in making your riding smoother and safer...

:D

GYKD

[Vinc]

Hi Guys.

I rebuild my back brake because I thought it wasn't braking enough. Put it all together, cleaned it up with disc brake cleaner, noticed that it was squeeking, took the caliber off the disc, applied copper grease to the BACK of the pads on both sides, and but it back together.

But, it is still squeeking. I have "only" done 6 x 6 miles, since the rebuild (commuting), but I have used the back brake more often than usual to experiment with the squeeking.

It seems to me that the it only happens when I am just about to go to a halt.. 2-3 mph, and may only be when the discs are cold.

I have attached a picture, to show how I have smeared the back side of the pads.

One thing i noticed, when I mounted the brake caliber was that I could not get the bolts so far in that there was no movement in the caliber. It could still move a little. When I had ridden the bike around the yard, it was as if it had settled in place, and I couldn't move it by hand anymore. But is it supposed to have been loose like that before the first ride?


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[Vinc]

Got it sorted!

It seems to work now :)

[stuR]

Ive also got slightly squeaky front pads even after cleaning and copperslipping as i should. Odd.

[Vinc]

stuR, try and whipe the discs with a cloth. Worked for me :)

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