I have found that, upon aligning new pads as best I can, if there still is some squeal then an application of water (splash from garden hose), or riding in the rain somehow makes the squeal immediately go away, and stay away even after everything dries out. Maybe the water helps the pads break in quick or something.
I use Yokozuna red all weather pads that RBW sells but this also worked with Kool Stops too if I remember. I don't toe in. I just center the brake and use a third hand to hold the calipers/pads flat onto the rim so I can align pads vertically square on the rim and then tighten them down. Sometimes I get minimal squeal out of one set, sometimes I get no squeal at all. I shoot for no squeal, but found that water works if all else fails. BTW, I have also had pads set up by LBS and they sometimes squeal. They tell me that they'll break in. So I guess some squeal is acceptable on new pad alignment, even for the pros. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
