brake noise

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gsa60
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brake noise

Post by gsa60 » Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:33 pm

Greetings,
My rear left brake makes a noise like a shopping cart when driving on bumpy roads. It's more like a can of beans rumbling through the street :lol: .
When the brakes are applied the sound stops . Either with foot brake or handbrake.
Can this be due to the anti-rattle spring thing on the caliper? It does not look bent. I looks like the spring on the other wheel.
One ore question: there is only one spring for each disc, correct?
Cheers.

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Re: brake noise

Post by glasgowjim » Sun Oct 05, 2014 7:50 pm

check your rear wheel is on tight .
the answer to your question is yes 1 spring only

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Re: brake noise

Post by gsa60 » Mon Oct 06, 2014 12:02 pm

Yep. That's tight :D

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Re: brake noise

Post by gsa60 » Thu Oct 16, 2014 10:13 pm

Any more sugestions?

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Re: brake noise

Post by glasgowjim » Fri Oct 17, 2014 8:24 am

It could be the rear shock absorber is a little loose .

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