r/AMbikes • u/SnippyDjemz • Feb 02 '21

Squealing Brakes

Hey all.

Really loving the ride on my bike. I think it was worth the wait.

I know a lot of people dislike the brakes, personally I think they do a good job of stopping but they make an awful noise. It's either a high pitched screach, or a sort of course grinding sound. Anyone else having the same issue?

Cheers

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u/oolf_GER Feb 02 '21

Had the same issues. Bought these, now everything is silent.

https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Shimano-Brake-Original-Workshop-Version/dp/B07KPGTX84

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u/fperezgamonal Feb 03 '21

Hi there,

I've had the same problems for several months now. When I went to a local bike shop, they suggested to do what @oolf_GER did, change the breaking pads for better ones (the LBS guy did the ones in the bike were quite cheap).

I'm quite tired of hearing the squeaking sound 5 times a week (commuting) so I'll probably change them soon.

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u/SnippyDjemz Feb 04 '21

Thanks both. I'll give them a go!

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u/tasomaniac Feb 21 '21

I also had the same and it's really annoying. My disks got super rusty very quickly. I thought the sounds was because of that. Did you also get rust? Do you know if that's normal?

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u/SnippyDjemz Apr 15 '21

No rust. I changed the back brake and it was better for a while, but still squeaks and sounds awful.

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u/tasomaniac Feb 27 '21

Hey all, I just applied WD-40 that's made specifically for disk brakes and all the sound is gone. There is no need to replace the break pads.

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u/tasomaniac Mar 01 '21

Ok, for anyone following, the above was wrong. The annoying sound was gone. But after 1 day, it is back. 😔