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Subject: Re: Squeaky Brakes Remedy
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Date: Wed, 25-Sep-85 16:26:36 EDT
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     Ok, time to get involved in this brake stuff.  My Aztec pads have
adjustable toe-in because the pads are connected to the arm with a sort
of cone in cone (rounded washer and ??) which I find very difficult to
describe.  What you do is put a piece of cardboard between the rear of
the pad and the rim and tighten the bolt while applying the brake
and voi-la toe in.  However,  although these pads seem to work well,
I did manage to distort one during instalation & am suspicious of the
way the bolt is just attatched to the middle of the pad with nothing
securing the end of the pads.  You can bet I keep checking for cracks
in the pad around the bolt.  Besides they were almost as expensive as
Mathausers (sp?).
     As far as toe-in causing excess wear at the front of the pad
(Bike frame frame of reference), Once the brakes are applied the whole
pad better contact the rim or else you have WAY too much toe-in.  So
it seems to me that the difference in wear will be minimal.
     Has anyone tried sanding the polish off older pads to get rid of
squeeks?  I just had that done on my auto -- it made things worse but
seemed like a good idea for some problems.
     Finaly, don't dispair, there are some advantages to noisy brakes.
I once barely missed a kid who stepped in front of me because the
squeek froze her long enough for me to slip by.
     
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  Evan Dresel
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