Fork vibration while braking - SOLVED

Problem with fork vibration while braking. Rotor is unevenly burnt which causes pulsating feeling on the handlebars.
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See also how to change brake pads on Hope tech M4 brakes.

[@maximilianlindner]

Replacing the fork, frame, wheel set and shift group including the braking system will give you best results.

[@jamesjohnson1522]

What if the bike is new?

[@myscreen2urs]

Not always🙃

[@TecraX2]

@@jamesjohnson1522 Just buy another new bike - Rinse and repeat until the "problem" is solved...

[@jerzinho92]

😂

[@KeepItBrief89]

So buy a new bike no

[@shuwukong]

fork vibration - replace rotor... vibrate again, replace again

[@zap...]

You got to use a black one.

[@creative_expressionproductions]

your logic is infallible!!!! This workes so well for me! I had a problem with my bike where the back tyre kept washing out in mud tracks so I sold the bike and bought a horse and I haven't fallen on a trail ride since!!

[@ShrimpsTonic]

lol

[@etobiCRACKscorpions]

My bike is brand new and the front disc brake make lots of noise and vibrates the entire frame.

[@mikecarganilla8743]

You solved it by buying a new rotor. Nice.

[@MallikarjunaiahAC]

My bikes suspension forks shake back and forth a little when I ride on rough terrain and even on relatively smooth terrain. Please help me out

[@poopscoop2000]

Surely the problem is that the calliper is a few mm too far out board on the rotor? The pads are simply contacting the rotor too near the outer edge. The "burn" on the rotor is caused by heat (not a problem) but illustrates that the pads are hitting the rotor too far to it's outer edge. That burn would normally be worn away by the pad. That said, fork judder can also be caused by a loose headset/ worn fork bushes etc.

[@thedude1681]

just buy a new bike,,problem solved.. I love some of these comments.

[@Dopeassbikevids]

All my brake and wheel is new and it still "pulsates" rxr,shimano, Clark,I even tried a new caliper by SRAM, how do I fix it?

[@ukofficial55]

My bike back wheel vibration when I gose 20 Speed I got cube E bike mountain please help me …? thank you

[@register1430]

2:00 plastic shims - name usually called to find?? These bike specific?

[@jamiecox2506]

Amazing skills. 31k subscribers is what really concerns me...

[@archetypex65]

Jeez for that to happen to a floating rotor that's really rare. You would had to have gotten that thing super hot! What type of riding do you normally do? Or maybe you're just very hard on the front brake? Well good job diagnosing it anyway 👍 In the future after you clean the caliper and pistons with some brake cleaner, just work the lever really easy to get the Pistons to come out just a little bit, then a little drop of brake fluid around the Piston area that's exposed. Then push the Pistons back in work them out a little bit again push them back into final time and install your pads. This helps keep the Piston seals lubricated and working efficiently 👍 BTW such intelligent comments below...🙄🙄🙄

[@user-eq3sy8ju9i]

what;s your fork?

[@churst211]

Adjusting the caliper fixed my issue.

[@mghuertas]

you can fix sanding the rotor instead replacing it...

[@Sphoxros]

Yup! way cheaper to get some fine sand paper then a new $50+ rotor lolz, just need to burn it in right afterwards.

[@adamwozniak30]

the thing is that Hope minimum thiknes recommendation is 1.5mm and sanding may only make things worse

[@AndrewOliverHome]

@@adamwozniak30 you only need to take the pad glaze off with the abrasive, don’t remove any metal.

[@minkodima]

problem solved but how much did you spent on this 100-150-200$? dat's HOPE, it's not cheap at all

[@bikebook]

It is about 50€ for the rotor.

[@trulythebest4282]

Dima Minko for a rotor and pads? shouldn't even break $100 ... if that. that said, I would hope that there's a way to do this without changing the rotor.

[@pedrofskymtb]

***** Well the OP problem its not the rotors fault, its a user error in the initial break in of the brakes.

[@ArkRockDrm]

Fork vibration. Replace rotor. If it vibrates again, replace fork. :D

[@mark38699]

My fork is flexing under heavy braking load and will snap spokes in an emergency stop

[@nikola1984buyeresesq]

u can try to change fork too

[@nshire]

may as well replace the bike

[@mtbboy1993]

if rotor is bent then just bend it back for best result put it wheel in truing stand, use rotor truing add on to true the rotor, with a adjustable wrench. swapping rotor just cus it's slightly out of true is bad idea. if pads and rotors are glazed then sand them down with 100 grit sand paper. it can be caused by leaking piston seals, riding through oil spills in the rain, or through puddle with ail spill. this overheats the brakes. but if you have this and there is no contamination and then you need bigger rotors.

[@warlockboyburns]

I had this problem it was simply the 203mm adapter wasn't aligned properly when I bolted it.

[@patthewoodboy]

it means you calipers werent aligned properly , I can see it -)

[@Solidus43]

Bro the middle piece on the discs has loosened on me from over useage I'm sure and I don't know how to fix her

[@moonte7933]

you mean like the black piece on the rotors present in the video?

[@moonte7933]

if that is the case you need to replace the rotor...if you have just a single ring that tightens the rotor in place(instead of 6 bolts)you can get a tool or go to a bs to tighten it back up

[@Solidus43]

+The Religion Killer ya the black piece ... That sucks

[@moonte7933]

+Solidus43 you can try to retighten the rivet holding it to the disc,but for safety reasons i would just get a new rotor

[@yaronmtb8848]

Why just replacing the rotor and peds?! Why not replacing the bike?! I bet you that will definitely solve all of your problems! This video is ridiculous! There are things you can try before spending money on new! Cleaning peds and rotor... Sanding peds and rotor! Video for the rich and leyzy!

[@quiet_benzy]

Lazy? How

[@adolfomolinam]

my hole brake system is new and has that vibration

[@communist-hippie]

Adolfo Molina theres videos. that might solve it. search btake shudder mtb. or noise brakes myn. or something. good luck

[@maximilianlindner]

I bet rubbing it with some scotchbrite would do the same result for cheap.

[@yaronmtb8848]

Lazy *

[@rundanielrun]

When I saw the guy spray the cleaner AFTER installing the new rotor I knew this video was garbage.

[@obi-wankenobi9871]

Yea, everything can be fixed by just buying a new one...

[@kockata98]

Why my rear tire vibrates when i lock the wheel i have Shimano M615 Hydraulic disk brakes 180mm rotor

[@RChero1010]

probably your tire tread biting, then skipping over what it was biting to, then grabbing on something else then.

[@GokkunGuru]

Basically, just replace everything.

[@thedude1681]

in case you people didn't realize,,this is basically an ad for HOPE braking system..

[@rundanielrun]

Correct. And since it is such a crappy video, I won't be buying Hope. I just logged on to purchase new rotors. Hope = Fail.

[@mtbboy1993]

Not an ad at all, who advertises that rotors have to be changed for no reason? this video is flawed, no proper explanation, and what is done makes no sense.

[@manyac18]

Dudes are looking for an inexpensive solution to solve a problem of a really expensive bike. Why would you think that is possible?

[@francisleesc]

Fork vibrates when braking is due to wrong sequence in tightening the fork tube resulting in free play between the fork and head tube. Just loosen the screws on the stem that grip the fork's tube then tighten the headset cap's screw first before tightening the stem screws that the fork tube. This will solve the problem.

[@rickspalding3047]

In English please

[@Sphoxros]

He's talking about loosening the Stem bolts, then tightening the top cap bolt Before the stem bolts, doing it this way you pull the fork up and tight, getting rid of any area's that are loose/gaps etc. :D

[@Unrealy1]

So,you have to replace the rotor?Is that the only way to fix it?

[@bikebook]

You can try to replace brake pads first. I did that, but the vibration returned after a while.

[@Unrealy1]

is polishing the rotors helping anyway,or a bit sand paper(of the smallest ones) on it?

[@bermroller]

Unrealy1 Yea, sand the rotors and the pads. Hold the sandpaper down on a flat surface and rub the pads in a circular motion on it. This is how every bike shop does it. Bikebook apparently doesn't know shit about bikes, or is trying to support the mail order, replace-instead-of-repair culture that is driving bike shops out of business.

[@Unrealy1]

hehe thank you!

[@jacobgundersen6551]

+Unrealy1 nice car

[@TecraX2]

Up next: "Fix your car by buying a new... Problem SOLVED!"

[@davejames1452]

So wasted 5mins out of my life to tell me to replace the rotor and pads 😂

[@stefanbrown8176]

if the fork is vibrating while braking pretty sure that's the Stantions​ bushings

[@RicJG7]

Best way is to put washing up liquid on the pads when they're dry, rub them together until the washing up liquid turns black then rinse well. Repeat 3 or 4 times or as many times as you like. You will literally see the black gunge coming of the pads. Don't forget to clean the rotor as well or the same thing will happen. Use isopropyl alcohol for that. Also if you have a line going around the rotor it means the caliper is too far away from the rotor. Just remove the spacers to bring it back.

[@AndrewOliverHome]

Heating the pads up with a blow torch will boil off any oil contamination. I’ve used that on Shimano and Hope systems. For SRAM, the best move is to replace them with either Shimano or Hope...

[@TheLolacat1]

explaining in words would be much helpful than the music..at least for myself...

[@Hargitai20]

Issues while braking? - Don't brake!

[@mathias5171]

😂

[@richwebber5275]

The best way is to spray your disks and pads with WD40, works a treat.

[@bikebook]

Best of luck with that :) but it definitely should solve the vibration.

[@thedude1681]

I hope nobody is smart enough to follow.

[@marinmarasovic3695]

Nah,just put some used motor oil it works like magic!

[@MEGABAM1999]

Does this actually work? After reading, I went out and tried it, but it seems to be getting worse, the more I put on them. Please help. Thanks.

[@WilliamCronin]

@@MEGABAM1999 wd 40 is terrible for your brakes never have it around them.

[@JMVLOGSMUKBANG]

Wtf hahahahaha

[@ChristianJohnsons]

Solution. Replace everything

[@salmaansheriff]

lol this is an absolute joke, are u seriously suggesting replacing the whole thing lol DW40 works fine and is a much cheaper fix, normal people dont just replace the whole darn thing when some cooking old gets on the disk u know lol

[@kritzmerpedro9584]

Are you fucking kidding? You seriously HAVE TO buy a new one if you put fucking WD40 ON IT!

[@russellwalker3830]

+Kritzmer Pedro Hey! Nothing wrong with lubricating a mechanism that operates on the very principle of friction.

[@salmaansheriff]

russel ur ironically right, disk grabbing is caused by uneven wear on the rotor caused by overheated brake pads or pads not properly bedded in, so a little bit of wd40 will lube it and allow it to break in once again by allowing a smoother grip allbeit lower grip for a short period of time, as the rotors get hot the wd40 evaporates and ur done :) any more questions plz :) always welcome :)

[@Chromedome-ss6mg]

That's the strangest rear link iv ever seen.

[@learntotango]

No. This is a not a solution. Replace rotors and pads 😆 No. What a joke.

[@TotalMishap]

Thumbs down all the way... horrible video

[@dannyk4789]

I'm sorry but this is the worst fucking solution ever

[@rickspalding3047]

Just another reason to never get a disc brake bike

[@bencotter4328]

haha, you serious?

[@rickspalding3047]

Ben Cotter why not , there are more inherent problems with a disc brake,

[@Sphoxros]

There reliability and benefits out weigh the few issues they can have, and nearly All issues are user related, biggest issue is like in this video, the owner didn't burn in the rotors correctly when they got/built the bike.