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Post by hunter on Sept 1, 2014 16:13:49 GMT -5
I've had my new VIP 150cc for about a month now, have over 1200 km on it so far and love it.
I'm having a problem with the rear drum brake squealing when I'm stopping.
My girlfriends VIP 50cc does the same as well with only 500-600 km on it.
Both were bought brand new. Nothing done to either. They didn't squeal at first. It's developed over time.
Any ideas what the squeal is and what I can do about it?
Thanks for any and all advice. :cool:
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Post by scotttx on Sept 1, 2014 17:09:22 GMT -5
maybe they're glazed? or more likely cheap chinese pads. if you dont want to spend any money you can try cleaning them with sand paper but prob better to replace them.
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Post by alleyoop on Sept 1, 2014 17:13:37 GMT -5
open it up and clean it out material usually comes off the pads and cause can cause the squealing.
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Post by hunter on Sept 1, 2014 17:21:06 GMT -5
Good to know! I'll give it a try!! Do I get to that by simply removing the tire or do I have to go in from the tranny side?
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Post by ramblinman on Sept 1, 2014 20:18:38 GMT -5
Good to know! I'll give it a try!! Do I get to that by simply removing the tire or do I have to go in from the tranny side? remove the exhaust and the tire. you may want to go ahead and buy better pads and save yourself the trouble of doing it twice though. i had the same problem on my last scoot, took it apart and lightly sanded. solved the problem for the moment but was squealing again in less than a week. just my 2 cents. |
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Post by alleyoop on Sept 1, 2014 22:36:28 GMT -5
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Post by alleyoop on Sept 1, 2014 22:36:48 GMT -5
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Post by rockynv on Sept 2, 2014 4:26:05 GMT -5
Sometimes this occurs from overuse of the rear brake. The majority of stopping is done with the front brake so if you tend to use the rear brake mostly it will heat up, glaze and squeal. You will also wear out the rear tire much faster from over applying the rear brake. New riders are many times in fear of going over the handles bars or loosing control from hitting the front brake however it is the rear brake that can get you out of alignment so that when you release it the bike will suddenly start tracking straight again throwing you off in the process.
You have to go in from the tire side removing the muffler first. Get a replacement cotter pin if the bike uses one as they are one time use items and can fail suddenly if you reuse them.
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Post by jjoshua20213 on Sept 2, 2014 6:06:14 GMT -5
Even after you clean them, they will get dirty and glazed in the same time frame it took for it to initially start squealing. Its pointless.
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Post by hunter on Sept 2, 2014 10:50:02 GMT -5
Awesome info. I'll start looking around for a good set of pads for both scoots. Thanks everyone!
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Post by rockynv on Sept 2, 2014 23:07:31 GMT -5
Awesome info. I'll start looking around for a good set of pads for both scoots. Thanks everyone! Don't rush on that as they will also squeal from being adjusted too tight or from keeping your hand on the lever so that they are constantly dragging. If they start squealing again after you clean them up then consider replacement. Sometimes they squeal just because the manufacturer did not clean the protective coating from the brake drum before putting the wheel on the bike so there was a light film of oil on the drum that got on the shoes and glazed them. |
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Post by hunter on Sept 3, 2014 11:06:39 GMT -5
Good to know.  |
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