My "dirty" trick for otherwise incurable brake squeal, after trying all the things you listed, is dirt. Throw a handful at the pads, making sure some gets between the pads and the rim, and take it down a hill. Mud puddles also work well. That'll "machine" the sidewalls pretty quickly.
Josiah Anderson Tacoma WA Le mer. 20 mai 2026 à 7:06 AM, Brian Turner <[email protected]> a écrit : > Everyone, I am at my wit's end this morning trying to eliminate the squeal > on my front Motolite that is on my new Sam. I'm usually pretty good at > this, but for some reason nothing I am doing seems to work. For starters, > this is a newly built Sam, with less than 30 miles on it. Pads are brand > new Kool Stop thinline salmons. > > I've set the toe-in like I normally do, using a dime or a penny on the > back end of the pad when tightening them in order to get the front of the > pads to touch just slightly before the back of the pad. Squeals like crazy. > > I've tried adjusting the pad holders just slightly inward (same as > toeing). Squeals just as bad. > > I've adjusted everything parallel to the rim (no toe-in). Squeals like > crazy. > > I've cleaned the rims with alcohol. I've sanded the KoolStop pads. Nothing > is working. > > This isn't my first bike with Motolites. I've always been able to get rid > of it, but for some reason nothing I'm trying is working today. Any advice? > I'm truly feeling like an idiot. > > Brian > Lexington KY > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e5bb4b08-8ae7-45cb-be94-c2fbcda71dcdn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e5bb4b08-8ae7-45cb-be94-c2fbcda71dcdn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CADqZWjNs5699yJzz1X6Kk15OcigfNxoNODC_koAxADimXmSiYA%40mail.gmail.com.
