You can also try spraying the pads with your water bottle and see if that quiets it for the right. Otherwise, I'd drive a different brand of pads, then give up on those brakes.
I'm just guessing that we are talking about front brake. I have also found that headset can play a role, specifically a Tange-style loose ball headset. On Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 12:06:28 PM UTC-4 Josiah Anderson wrote: > 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/b83c2b08-7ad6-417e-9ed2-a34652dfe7a7n%40googlegroups.com.
