1 Click, click .... Sun Mar 30, 2014 2:36 pm
gunsports
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I have a click, click sound from my front brakes that's driving me nuts. I only noticed this when wearing a p*s pot helmet; the full face deadens a lot of sound.
The click click increases with rotational speed of the wheel and I traced it down to the front, left break assembly. I determined this through a system of elimination. Basically, the following:
The sound starts up with the wheel rotating and increases with speed. When the front brake leaver is touched lightly, the sound goes away, only to return when the brake is released.
The wheel bearings are fine: I checked them when I replaced the fork seals. The disk brake pads are ok, they have about 80% thickness left. The brake pad pin; the front one, can be removed, but the back pin will not come out. The springs etc. are all there. I have not split the caliper.
The right brake caliper is ok. No sound from that one, although the pad pins are as loose as those on the left caliper.
I don't like funny noises on my bike, especially when these noises come from the brakes.
Advice please.
Next problem:
The brake light switch on the rear brakes failed. I used an industrial micro switch with a bracket setup to replace the switch unit and it works perfectly.
But, the red triangle warning light on the instrument cluster is driving me nuts. On start up, a light touch to both front and rear brakes will shut the light down. On the next occasion, the light hangs around for some mintes before shutting down. It seems its action is random.
Should I be concerned?
The click click increases with rotational speed of the wheel and I traced it down to the front, left break assembly. I determined this through a system of elimination. Basically, the following:
The sound starts up with the wheel rotating and increases with speed. When the front brake leaver is touched lightly, the sound goes away, only to return when the brake is released.
The wheel bearings are fine: I checked them when I replaced the fork seals. The disk brake pads are ok, they have about 80% thickness left. The brake pad pin; the front one, can be removed, but the back pin will not come out. The springs etc. are all there. I have not split the caliper.
The right brake caliper is ok. No sound from that one, although the pad pins are as loose as those on the left caliper.
I don't like funny noises on my bike, especially when these noises come from the brakes.
Advice please.
Next problem:
The brake light switch on the rear brakes failed. I used an industrial micro switch with a bracket setup to replace the switch unit and it works perfectly.
But, the red triangle warning light on the instrument cluster is driving me nuts. On start up, a light touch to both front and rear brakes will shut the light down. On the next occasion, the light hangs around for some mintes before shutting down. It seems its action is random.
Should I be concerned?