Box brakes help!!!
01-18-19, 06:28 AM
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Box brakes help!!!
my bike has box brakes in the front and they keep squeaking loud. I tried spraying them with wd40 that helped for maybe two days. Then I noticed the rim had black rings around it so I cleaned it off but after a few days they are back to squeaking. Should I just change the pads? Or should I sand the rim down? Not sure what to do.
01-18-19, 07:01 AM
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Replace the pads, clean the rim thoroughly with fine steel wool and a cloth with rubbing alcohol, and never use oil on them again. If you're not sure how to adjust brakes properly, including proper toe-in, get some help with it.
01-18-19, 03:28 PM
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01-21-19, 11:28 AM
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Might be the answer right there. There is almost nothing that can't be made a little bit more cheaply but worse.
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01-21-19, 11:50 AM
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As mentioned, toe-in might fix the squeak, but clean the WD40 off of everything and possibly get new pads.
01-21-19, 11:52 AM
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China works for less than even South Carolina.. expect logo is all that is added ...
I'll wait for the pictures ...
whole bike in house manufacturing was more a fact in Soviet Bloc Eastern countries in the 60's & 70's
when they were not permitted to buy parts from the West..
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I'll wait for the pictures ...
whole bike in house manufacturing was more a fact in Soviet Bloc Eastern countries in the 60's & 70's
when they were not permitted to buy parts from the West..
.....
01-21-19, 11:57 AM
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Box is new in the mountain bike world, but I don't think it's the typical Chinese copy junk. They're trying to be a viable alternative to the Shimano/SRAM, but that's a touch road.
