RT brake question

MildBill · Nov 21, 2009

I just put a new front tire on my 2000RT and a brake issue has popped up. Under normal operation the brakes seem fine, but at low speed I'm getting a growling noise from the front brake. I spun the wheel with it up on the centerstand and there's no noise and the wheel spins freely. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

pglaves · Nov 21, 2009

MildBill said:
I just put a new front tire on my 2000RT and a brake issue has popped up. Under normal operation the brakes seem fine, but at low speed I'm getting a growling noise from the front brake. I spun the wheel with it up on the centerstand and there's no noise and the wheel spins freely. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

I would loosen the axle end bolt and then the pinch bolts on both fork sliders Then retorque the end-bolt, bounce the front end a couple of times, and tighten the pinch bolts.

If that does nothing to cure the problem you could have a bearing problem. A bearing that sounds fine with no weight on the wheel might not sound fine with a few hundred pounds of weight on it. You may need to pull the wheel and manual feel the bearing to see if it might be defective.

MildBill · Nov 22, 2009

Thanks for the advice, I'll try that. What I found strange was the noise suddenly appeared after having the wheel off the bike.

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