Brake noise "growls" in reverse

[gigamax]

For those who have the brake noise "growling" in reverse issue with their Spyder RS or GS. Just install a little spring between the disc pads on the rear brakes. Problem solved!


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[cptjam]

Just one bolt, or both? What size spring? Great idea; just worried spring would prevent pads from working when pads are worn. Huge complaint; noise horrible! PM me any info. I don’t have a older Spyder to play with, but as I beta test, my clients love free stuff!! Thanks! Joe

[MercerLake]

As CAPTJAM mentioned when the pads wear down to the point that the spring is fully compressed, you won't have any brakes. So use fewer coils and spread the coils out so that the pads will have to really wear out. It doesn't take much spring pressure to retract the pads. I did this "fix" on a 2008 GS that I had a couple of years ago. It sounded like killing pigs in reverse, tried several fixes and the springs stopped the problem.

[PistonBlown]

I thought the brakes were designed to make that noise to let people know you're reversing;-)

[gigamax]

Just one bolt, or both? What size spring? Great idea; just worried spring would prevent pads from working when pads are worn. Huge complaint; noise horrible! PM me any info. I don’t have a older Spyder to play with, but as I beta test, my clients love free stuff!! Thanks! Joe

Just in one bolt is enough, and just keep an eye on the spring when pads are worn

[ofdave]

I thought the brakes were designed to make that noise to let people know you're reversing;-)

makes perfect sense
a non-electric back up beeper
man these Spyders have everything

[Chupaca]

With the right spring you should have no problem. With the amount of pressure you can get out of the calipers you would crush the spring as the coils slip past each other probably to a single coil thickness....mind you using the right spring.....but before that you would need new brakes anyway.

[X2jetpilot]

Thank you very much for the tip to silence the banshee. I just purchased a 2008 GS, that was one of its most annoying issues.