> > From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/05/02 Wed PM 09:29:32 GMT > To: "pentax list" <PDML@pdml.net> > Subject: Re: OT - more bike stuff > > Okay, this is a bike thread, and it's labelled OT, so I figure I can ask > for some help here. How do I stop my break pads from sounding like > banshees with their knackers in a vice every time I try and stop?? It's > driving me nuts. I've tried changing pads, lubing the rim (quietens > things down for a short while, but not for long) and I'm at my wit's end. > > Any suggestions? Maybe a particular make of brake pad? > > 1999 Univega RAM 930 >
Checked the brake arm bearings? Wheel bearing? Either the brake arms or the wheel is loose enough to vibrate. Make it tighter (or looser) and the noise should (move to a different resonant frequency and therefore) stop. ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
