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From: scott@agrigene.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Cure for Squeaky Brakes
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Date: Thu, 26-Sep-85 11:55:52 EDT
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> How can I stop my brakes from squeaking, and making other noises?
> Is it the brake pads?  Is it the angle the pads hit the rim ?
> 
> Please, no suggestions to grease the rims :-) 
> 
> 
> Steve Schlesinger
> {akgua, allegra, dcdwest, decvax, ihnp4, ucbvax}!sdcsvax!ncr-sd!steves

Subject: Rx: Cure for Squeaky Brakes
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Contrary to popular belief ,applying liberal amounts of 
petroleum jelly to your rims will do the trick. Go down to
your local drug store and buy an economy sized jar of
Vaseline and smear an inch of the stuff around your rims.
The easiest test to see if you have put enough of it on is
to go to the top of the highest hill near your house and
start down it. If you go through the stop sign at the bottom
and your brakes don't squeak, you have the problem solved.
I've found that for emergency panic stops you can use a 
technique borrowed from your childhood; simply put your
shoe between the front fork and the spokes of your wheel.
The old style thick-soled converse tennis shoes work best
for this method.
 


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