Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Version 1.0 Netnews CMS/BITNET 5/19/85; site PSUVM.BITNET Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!harvard!seismo!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!cadre!psuvax1!psuvm.bitnet!e8d From: E8D@psuvm.BITNET Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Re: Squeaky Brakes Remedy Message-ID: <3636E8D@psuvm> Date: Wed, 25-Sep-85 16:26:36 EDT Article-I.D.: psuvm.3636E8D Posted: Wed Sep 25 16:26:36 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 1-Oct-85 08:35:38 EDT References: <2202@sdcc6.UUCP> 1402@utcsri.UUCP Lines: 34 Ok, time to get involved in this brake stuff. My Aztec pads have adjustable toe-in because the pads are connected to the arm with a sort of cone in cone (rounded washer and ??) which I find very difficult to describe. What you do is put a piece of cardboard between the rear of the pad and the rim and tighten the bolt while applying the brake and voi-la toe in. However, although these pads seem to work well, I did manage to distort one during instalation & am suspicious of the way the bolt is just attatched to the middle of the pad with nothing securing the end of the pads. You can bet I keep checking for cracks in the pad around the bolt. Besides they were almost as expensive as Mathausers (sp?). As far as toe-in causing excess wear at the front of the pad (Bike frame frame of reference), Once the brakes are applied the whole pad better contact the rim or else you have WAY too much toe-in. So it seems to me that the difference in wear will be minimal. Has anyone tried sanding the polish off older pads to get rid of squeeks? I just had that done on my auto -- it made things worse but seemed like a good idea for some problems. Finaly, don't dispair, there are some advantages to noisy brakes. I once barely missed a kid who stepped in front of me because the squeek froze her long enough for me to slip by. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evan Dresel Dept. of Geochemistry E8D @ PSUVM (bitnet) 318 Deike Bldg. ...!psuvax1!psuvm.bitnet!e8d (uucp <--> Penn State University bitnet gateway) University Park, PA 16802 e8d%psuvm.bitnet@wscvm.arpa (arpa) (814) 863-1666 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com