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Title: Scraping Sound
Post by: Villager on April 05, 2008, 07:13:05 AM
I dare say I betray my enduring mechanical ineptitude here, but alas:

When I push the bike, I hear a scraping sound from what seems to be the brake discs (possibly the wheels themselves?). Is this normal? The wheels turn a few revolutions if you spin them so it's obviously not putting that much force onto the wheel. Does something need cleaning / lubing / replacing?
Title: Re: Scraping Sound
Post by: beRto on April 05, 2008, 07:56:52 AM
Perfectly normal. Brake pads are always in minor contact with the rotors, hence the scraping sound.

There would only be a problem if the brakes were dragging excessively; because you said your wheels will spin a few times on their own, this does not seem to be a problem in your case.

:)
Title: Re: Scraping Sound
Post by: frankieG on April 05, 2008, 04:11:02 PM
+1