[1%Sportbiker]

Ever since installing new rear brake pads on my '11 Blade the brake squeeks when I push it in/out of parking area. I only hear it when it's off and the brake works perfectly & will easily lock the tire up if I push hard. Should I be concerned? Lemme know if you need a vid.

 

[09_Blade]

Is there a lot of drag on the rear wheel when the bike is on a rear stand? If you do not use the rear brake at all is the rear rotor hot after a ride?

Could be a binding caliper pin or sticking piston if you pushed the piston back in without cleaning around it.

 

[1%Sportbiker]

Not much drag. Just squeaks when rotor is cold. After a few mins ride it's silent.

 

[papper]

Yeah bro I would check all of the things 09_Blade said first bc he’s the man. But I did have a similar issue after changing my rear pads and I found it was the “pad spring” was a lil loose and not putting enough pressure on the pads themselves. It’s the piece of hardware that snaps into the caliper and puts a slight amount of pressure on the pads. I was just gonna get a new one from the local Honda dealer here but they didn’t have it in stock so my impatient ass wound up just taking it off and bending it ever so slightly to put a lil more pressure on the pads and it’s been at least 6 months now no more squeak.

 

[papper]

It’s #4 in the parts breakout

 

[1%Sportbiker]

Yeah bro I would check all of the things 09_Blade said first bc he’s the man. But I did have a similar issue after changing my rear pads and I found it was the “pad spring” was a lil loose and not putting enough pressure on the pads themselves. It’s the piece of hardware that snaps into the caliper and puts a slight amount of pressure on the pads. I was just gonna get a new one from the local Honda dealer here but they didn’t have it in stock so my impatient ass wound up just taking it off and bending it ever so slightly to put a lil more pressure on the pads and it’s been at least 6 months now no more squeak.

Thanks a heckuva lot to both of you. Gonna check the spring or tomorrow & shoot a vid.

 

[1%Sportbiker]

Ok I took a look at my rear brake and I cannot believe I didn't notice this earlier. half the caliper is 'whited/frosted' over??? See attached pics please. The pads & rotors seem fine something ain't right. I VERY much appreciate your help so I didn't have to go to a $150/hr stealership to be told something I can fix.

 

[09_Blade]

Where is the wheel spacer on the right side? It also appears the seal on the right side is lifted out of its groove. That may be the reason why your rear brake is malfunctioning. The entire swing-arm is being pinched together more than it should and throwing the rear caliper out of alignment with the rotor.

Do NOT ride the bike until you confirm that spacer is installed and properly seat the seal. You will need to to replace the seal. Here is what it should look like on my 2009. Ignore the black ring for the wheel speed sensor.

 

[1%Sportbiker]

Where is the wheel spacer on the right side? It also appears the seal on the right side is lifted out of its groove. That may be the reason why your rear brake is malfunctioning. The entire swing-arm is being pinched together more than it should and throwing the rear caliper out of alignment with the rotor.

Do NOT ride the bike until you confirm that spacer is installed and properly seat the seal. You will need to to replace the seal. Here is what it should look like on my 2009. Ignore the black ring for the wheel speed sensor.

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1st I appreciate your input.

2nd I think the pic is deceiving. Everything is there. It was working fine until I put the new pads on. I did bend the retaining spring down a little & the squeaking did reduce a little.

3rd. Could the rotor have gotten so hot it turned part of the caliper white?

Thanks again.

 

[09_Blade]

No. White part of rotor is the matte bead blasted surface finish plus a plating to prevent rust.

 

[1%Sportbiker]

Update
Squeek fixed! I WD-40'd basically every POC related to the brakes and the squeeking is gone. Brakes functioning excellently same as before. Gonna look up in the OM what the lube points/schedule are in PMCS.

 

[1%Sportbiker]

Went for short ride (12miles or so). Rear rotor was VERY hot to the touch but cooled off in less than 2mins. Normal? rear rotor hot after ride

 

[09_Blade]

It's NOT normal to have a hot rotor after a ride. You CANNOT use WD40 on brake parts. You stopped the squeaking but did not address the underlying issue behind why the squeak is occurring.

There is an issue with your rear wheel alignment, whether it's a missing spacer, improperly seated dust seal, sticking piston, or issue with the pins.

You need to remove the rear wheel, thoroughly clean off the rear rotor with red Scotch-Brite, check that the dust seal is seated properly, make sure the correct spacer is in both sides of the wheel, install new pads, rebuild the rear caliper, clean and lubricate the mounting pins and bores, and rebleed the entire system.

VERY SMALL amounts of ceramic brake grease can be applied to the contact points of the metal bracket that holds the brake pads. WD40 will spread beyond where it is applied and has contaminated your rear brake.

Look at the seal on your bike and compare it to the picture below. Your seal is not seated and is right up against the caliper mount bracket.

 

[1%Sportbiker]

Took another pic. Whadda ya think caused this? I did have alotta trouble bleeding the line when I put the new pads in if that helps.

 

[09_Blade]

Remove the rear wheel and take another picture. It looks like the rear caliper bracket is sunken into the seal that sort of got pulled out.

 

[1%Sportbiker]

Rear rotor very hot after riding for a few min to test...

this is a small extention to the rear wheel install, after my review of the gearing i went to inspect my rear rotor because the rear caliper was really a PITA when installing the wheel back on the bike. The ride was pretty short maybe 5-10 min with short burst of very rapid acceleration. I...

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[1%Sportbiker]

All I know re: this is there was no (0) brake squeek before I put the new pads on despite tightening the chain 3 months earlier which was the only time I touched the axle bolt w/ a torque wrench. Its seems to me that IF your theory of extrusion was right wouldn't have started squeeking after I torqued the axle bolt IF there was extrusion?