Does your Spyder make Front Brake Noise? Any fixes?

[Maxtucker]

I have a 2021 S2S the front brakes make a lot of rubbing noise at slow speeds does anyone else's do that, very annoying is there a fix for that, thanks

 

[Tourer]

Would jack it up and spin the front wheels to determine exactly what is making the noise. Due for brake pad replacement? Caliper issue? Foreign object, like a stone.

 

[Maxtucker]

Tourer it has 5600 miles, the noise will go away if you apply the brakes, its just like a rubbing of the pads against the rotors

 

[Navydad]

The noise is the pads rubbing against the rotors and my 2015 RT does it. I bet your car or truck does it as well, but you can't hear it inside the vehicle. There is no mechanism in the calipers for pulling the brake pads away from the rotors. If you disassemble a caliper you will find the metal pucks that push the pads against the rotor have a seal holding them in place. Most look like a rubber o-ring. When you release the brake the pressure from the brake fluid is taken away and the very slight movement of this seal will retract the puck very slightly. This movement is enough to allow the pads to release the rotor and the wheel will turn. The noise you here with the slight rubbing is pretty much normal. One thing you can do is to ride the bike and check the rotors as soon as the ride is over and see if they are excessively hot. They may be warm to the touch especially if you just used the brake, but that's normal. Do the wheels turn freely when off the ground? There should be no dragging or "slow" spots as you rotate the wheel, but you may hear the pads rubbing. The front wheels on our Spyders are positioned perfectly for hearing every little noise they make. You say you hear it at low speed? It does it at higher speeds as well, but you no longer hear it with the other noises chiming in.

 

[BajaRon]

The noise is the pads rubbing against the rotors and my 2015 RT does it. I bet your car or truck does it as well, but you can't hear it inside the vehicle. There is no mechanism in the calipers for pulling the brake pads away from the rotors. If you disassemble a caliper you will find the metal pucks that push the pads against the rotor have a seal holding them in place. Most look like a rubber o-ring. When you release the brake the pressure from the brake fluid is taken away and the very slight movement of this seal will retract the puck very slightly. This movement is enough to allow the pads to release the rotor and the wheel will turn. The noise you here with the slight rubbing is pretty much normal. One thing you can do is to ride the bike and check the rotors as soon as the ride is over and see if they are excessively hot. They may be warm to the touch especially if you just used the brake, but that's normal. Do the wheels turn freely when off the ground? There should be no dragging or "slow" spots as you rotate the wheel, but you may hear the pads rubbing. The front wheels on our Spyders are positioned perfectly for hearing every little noise they make. You say you hear it at low speed? It does it at higher speeds as well, but you no longer hear it with the other noises chiming in.

Good advise. Though I would still lift each wheel and spin it to be sure it spins free. There will be a light amount of friction as the pads never fully disengage from the rotor. But it should be light. Also, the drilled holes in the rotor can create a bit of noise as they pass by the pads at low speeds. As mentioned, the noise doesn't go away as speed increases. It's just that ambient noises increase to where you can no longer hear the brakes.

 

[K80Shooter]

I'm deaf :dontknow: I hear nothing from mine.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Good advise. Though I would still lift each wheel and spin it to be sure it spins free. There will be a light amount of friction as the pads never fully disengage from the rotor. But it should be light. Also, the drilled holes in the rotor can create a bit of noise as they pass by the pads at low speeds. As mentioned, the noise doesn't go away as speed increases. It's just that ambient noises increase to where you can no longer hear the brakes.

:agree: ..... mostly , however as dirt / crud accumulates on / in the caliper assembly it CAN begin to stick or not fully release. This could be His issue .... JMHO .... Mike :thumbup:

 

[FrogmanDave]

:agree: ..... mostly , however as dirt / crud accumulates on / in the caliper assembly it CAN begin to stick or not fully release. This could be His issue .... JMHO .... Mike :thumbup:

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