Buzzing Noise When Using Front Break Going Down Hills
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Buzzing Noise When Using Front Brake Going Down Hills
I have this issue:
https://www.vulcanforums.com/threads...brakes.207361/
"Are you sure it's not speed dependent? I have the same thing with my front brake, it only went away when I had to change the brake pads. Mine sounds like bees buzzing."
Also: "It's definitely an electronic sounding buzz, nothing like what I'd expect to hear from pads rubbing on rotors."
https://www.rotorburn.com/forums/ind...uzzing.259761/
He asks: "Im running the old school shimano saint brakes (m800) and, on the front brake only, I get a noticeable buzzing sound every time I brake at speed. Im using matching 8in XT rotors and have swapped the brakes between bikes (and forks) and have also recently replaced the pads, yet still I get this buzzing noise."
"My front brake with Elixir 5s always buzzes, then I purchased new 2012 XT brakes with icetech rotors etc and they do it too. Fork is the only thing left original. So my front brake still buzzes today even after three years."
"Have swapped rotors, pads, forks and still happens."
"It's just the holes in the discs running past the pads. If they're stopping fine, I wouldn't be cleaning anything."
"I have found my front code brake does a similar thing now and do did my mates and all we did to fix it is clean the brake pads and rotor with an industrial brake cleaner and then LIGHTLY sand the disk to rough it up a little and do the same with the pads. Then to finish off bleed the brake and it was stopping better then ever after a couple of bedding in runs down a hill."
"Make sure you do the bed in runs or you will end up on your head on the trail!"
Curious about your experiences and thoughts.
https://www.vulcanforums.com/threads...brakes.207361/
"Are you sure it's not speed dependent? I have the same thing with my front brake, it only went away when I had to change the brake pads. Mine sounds like bees buzzing."
Also: "It's definitely an electronic sounding buzz, nothing like what I'd expect to hear from pads rubbing on rotors."
https://www.rotorburn.com/forums/ind...uzzing.259761/
He asks: "Im running the old school shimano saint brakes (m800) and, on the front brake only, I get a noticeable buzzing sound every time I brake at speed. Im using matching 8in XT rotors and have swapped the brakes between bikes (and forks) and have also recently replaced the pads, yet still I get this buzzing noise."
"My front brake with Elixir 5s always buzzes, then I purchased new 2012 XT brakes with icetech rotors etc and they do it too. Fork is the only thing left original. So my front brake still buzzes today even after three years."
"Have swapped rotors, pads, forks and still happens."
"It's just the holes in the discs running past the pads. If they're stopping fine, I wouldn't be cleaning anything."
"I have found my front code brake does a similar thing now and do did my mates and all we did to fix it is clean the brake pads and rotor with an industrial brake cleaner and then LIGHTLY sand the disk to rough it up a little and do the same with the pads. Then to finish off bleed the brake and it was stopping better then ever after a couple of bedding in runs down a hill."
"Make sure you do the bed in runs or you will end up on your head on the trail!"
Curious about your experiences and thoughts.
Last edited by RowdyTI; 07-19-20 at 05:10 AM.