A couple questions about Avid BBDB mechanical disc brakes
We picked up a 2004 Cannondale road tandem last year, and it's my first bike with disc brakes. So far I'm not thrilled, but I hope that's not the bike's fault.
We are getting lots of squeal, and worse, they don't stop very well. We do better on our other tandem with cantilevers.
So far I have replaced the pads with EBC gold.
Also, per installation instructions, I disconnected the cables, loosened the bolts (not the ones that bolt to the frame), dialed in the pads to grip the rotors, tightened everything back up. The pads still don't really seem like they are aligned. They have to be set pretty loose not to get rotor rub, and worse, they still squeal. Stopping isn't any better than it was before.
I found an overhaul document on the Sram/Avid archive, but it's for BB7, not BBDB. I know they are similar - enough so that I can go by this document? Or can someone point me to the overhaul instructions for BBDB brakes?
Anything else I should try? Thanks.