Rear brake squuuuueaakkk

[drincruz]

kat 4.5 rear wheel swap and kat rotor no more squuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuueaakkking for my bike i never knew how bad it was til it didnt do it anymore.

actually yea same here. kat wheel swap and an aftermarket brake rotor and no more squeaking for me either!

must be the brake rotor. i put in my ebc rear brake pads not too long ago. stopped the squeaking for maybe the first 50 or so miles and then it came back to haunt me. just did the katana wheel swap with a new brake rotor and that's it.

so the expensive solution would to look into an aftermarket brake rotor. i'm yet to try any of the grease solutions though. and that would probably be cheaper.   

g'luck.

cheers,
~drin

How can it be the rotor when both rotors are the same and it's only the rear that squeaks?  If it ain't confusing enough already, on my Yamaha only the front squeaks. 

Grease helps for awhile but eventually washes away.

i was just guessing since even with new brake pads it  still squeaked after 50 or so miles. and it stopped after the kat swap. 

if it comes back, then well the GS is just haunted! hehe

cheers,
~drin

[gsJack]

kat 4.5 rear wheel swap and kat rotor no more squuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuueaakkking for my bike i never knew how bad it was til it didnt do it anymore.

actually yea same here. kat wheel swap and an aftermarket brake rotor and no more squeaking for me either!

must be the brake rotor. i put in my ebc rear brake pads not too long ago. stopped the squeaking for maybe the first 50 or so miles and then it came back to haunt me. just did the katana wheel swap with a new brake rotor and that's it.

so the expensive solution would to look into an aftermarket brake rotor. i'm yet to try any of the grease solutions though. and that would probably be cheaper.   

g'luck.

cheers,
~drin

How can it be the rotor when both rotors are the same and it's only the rear that squeaks?  If it ain't confusing enough already, on my Yamaha only the front squeaks. 

Grease helps for awhile but eventually washes away.

I agree, that's why I favor getting the squeak out by getting the rear wheel and caliper aligned properly.  Changing the rear wheel in the above cases probably resulted in better wheel/caliper alignment and eliminated the squeak.

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=30163.msg327995#msg327995

[mister]

Yeah, I always use lithium grease when I do brake jobs on cars.   I guess Suzuki can't afford a 'lil dab of grease on the back of the pads........

The pad has six sides. A top and a bottom, one that faces to the front of the bike, one to the back, one to the disk and one away from the disk.

When you say - dab of grease on the back of the pads - I picture a dab of grease on the side of the pad which faces the rear of the bike and don't see how that would help anything.

Would you clarify please where this grease it to be placed?

Michael

By the back of the pad i meant the side that the piston pushes against.  get it? 

Yes, thank you.

Michael

[drincruz]

kat 4.5 rear wheel swap and kat rotor no more squuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuueaakkking for my bike i never knew how bad it was til it didnt do it anymore.

actually yea same here. kat wheel swap and an aftermarket brake rotor and no more squeaking for me either!

must be the brake rotor. i put in my ebc rear brake pads not too long ago. stopped the squeaking for maybe the first 50 or so miles and then it came back to haunt me. just did the katana wheel swap with a new brake rotor and that's it.

so the expensive solution would to look into an aftermarket brake rotor. i'm yet to try any of the grease solutions though. and that would probably be cheaper.   

g'luck.

cheers,
~drin

How can it be the rotor when both rotors are the same and it's only the rear that squeaks?  If it ain't confusing enough already, on my Yamaha only the front squeaks. 

Grease helps for awhile but eventually washes away.

I agree, that's why I favor getting the squeak out by getting the rear wheel and caliper aligned properly.  Changing the rear wheel in the above cases probably resulted in better wheel/caliper alignment and eliminated the squeak.

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=30163.msg327995#msg327995

interesting. i have been enlightened. thank you gsJack! 

cheers,
~drin