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Clicking Brakes?
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Sny
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Do you have an SE?
At low speeds I sometimes hear a click that I believe is the centrifugal clutch doing it's thing as the spyder decelerates... then another click again later as it releases just before stopping. Normally these clicks are nearly at the same time (maybe I stop too hard) but when slowing down slowly it happens every time... on my wife's spyder as well.
At low speeds I sometimes hear a click that I believe is the centrifugal clutch doing it's thing as the spyder decelerates... then another click again later as it releases just before stopping. Normally these clicks are nearly at the same time (maybe I stop too hard) but when slowing down slowly it happens every time... on my wife's spyder as well.
Bootie
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Clicking
The buzzing is caused by the holes in the rotor passing under the brake pads and air gets slightly compressed within the holes. When the holes emerge from under the pad, the compressed air expands rapidly and you get a little "chirp" from each hole. The number of "chirps per second" decreases with speed but the frequency of each chirp stays about the same.:lecturef_smilie:
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I think Scotty hit this one on the head the last time it came up:yes:. The clicking (not the buzzing) is the VSS disengaging from the front wheels when you slow down.:lecturef_smilie:
The buzzing is caused by the holes in the rotor passing under the brake pads and air gets slightly compressed within the holes. When the holes emerge from under the pad, the compressed air expands rapidly and you get a little "chirp" from each hole. The number of "chirps per second" decreases with speed but the frequency of each chirp stays about the same.:lecturef_smilie:
My $0.02
Rode it again yesterday to confirm and it is one or two clicks from the front brakes just when the brake is applied, not continuous. Maybe it has always done that but I only noticed it cause I was cruising around the neighborhood without a helmet. Don't want to make a trip to the dealer if it isn't a problem. It is a SM5. Is this the VSS disengaging?
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