squeaky rear brake

hey all,

bit of an embarrassingly annoying one im afraid.

when i apply my back brake when going slowly, it squeaks horrible,

im not massively technically minded,

what can i do?

[the_lone_wolf]

Take the pads out and refit them with a smear of copper grease on the non-friction side, between the pads and the pistons

[dyzio]

Might be something else, but check your brake pads.
Mine used to squeak when they were getting low.

And what TLW said .

is it a wheel off jobbie?

[the_lone_wolf]

I doubt it - Haven't done it on my old SV but on the ADV it's one locating pin and the pads fall out the calliper, can't imagine Mr Suzuki designing a bike where the only way to change the pads involved removing the wheel

i'll have to have a look later on, hopefully it will be an easy fix,

are new pads expensive?

[the_lone_wolf]

On the ADV they're ~£20 a pair from the dealer, but at 6k miles I doubt you'll need them unless you drag the rear brake everywhere...

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

On the ADV they're ~£20 a pair from the dealer, but at 6k miles I doubt you'll need them unless you drag the rear brake everywhere...

thats what i thought, but then i was thinking maybe they kind of expire or something,

is there a section on here that explains how to remove the pads?

[the_lone_wolf]

I'd imagine it's in the owners manual, but I've been a bit spoiled by KTMs extensive instructions in theirs...

If not someone who knows more than me can probably explain it better, but on the KTM it's a 60 second job to change the backs

[andrewsmith]

the haynes explains it quite well.
Word of warning you sometimes have to split the caliper to do it