Squeaky eBike Brakes - Fixed Them

[@lanalana4678]

*Great bike for the price, **Latest.Bike** shifts well. Needed to fine tune gears and brakes.The big tires seem to mow over anything.*

[@mrc1436]

We own an ebike shop and that sounds like they got something on the pads. It happens to our customers when they ride through a puddle with grease in the water or leak fluid onto them. A money saving suggestion is to use nail polish remover to clean everything instead of buying cleaner. That can work for minor problems. But once something oily gets on the pads it’s usually replacement time.

[@CitizenCycle925]

Thanks for the tip I never thought of using nail polish remover. There was definitely some oil on the caliper so I think that's what happened. I'm going to have to keep checking to make sure those brakes aren't leaking somewhere.

[@vidaenL.A]

How is possible is oil in the pads

[@winetrucker3949]

My E bike makes squeaky noise just riding not hitting brakes...can't find problem you and the person I bought it from cleaned it with alcohol couldn't find anything rubbing against anything in the rear that's where the noise is coming has anybody had this problem I wish there was just a spray I can spray on the back disc frustrating

[@teymac8127]

Good suggestion from Edward Perry. All manufacturers have a bed in (break in) procedure for new brake linings. It makes all the difference if you want the new pads to stay quiet and stop your bike in the shortest possible distance.

[@SpregioCheeks]

My himi is having this problem with both, i replaced my back just to make sure, and it fixed it, but my front... oh boy. Worst grinding i've ever heard, did everything you did, and now i'm convinced I just got bad pads. Thank you, as you are the only person on youtube who showed this same exact noise I'm having..

[@CitizenCycle925]

I've been having better luck with the E10-11 pads. Glad it was helpful

[@mvfleener]

I have the same freaking problem on my daughters Bitrix Stunner X. I'm buying both products ASAP! Thanks again for this channel.

[@CitizenCycle925]

hope it helps! it worked great on my stunner x, tried on my himi escape and they still squeak just a little

[@mvfleener]

@@CitizenCycle925 just changed them out on the Stunner X, super quiet now. Thanks Again! Hope to see you on the Greenways!

[@goldbearbunny4787]

O my God iam watching this at 2 in the morning the break noise woke the cats the wife no one is happy with me right now 🤣

[@MrKingcj33]

Yeah, those Tektro brakes work pretty good! I changed mine on my own pretty easy. Thanks for the video! 🙂

[@stevewynn2517]

I have the same problem with my Stunner X, no squeal just grinding ....new brake pads ordered ...thank you, Citizen for the heads up!!

[@CitizenCycle925]

Hope is works for yours as well 👍

[@ComblessMan]

My RadRover makes a soft whirring/clicking sound on the front brake. I have less than 50 miles on it. Searching makes me think I have to replace the pads. Don't know, probably give it a try.

[@seriouskite]

our Volt Canadian FAKE 750's True 500 Watt bikes, did the same thing. Went on a users group and found there was a "soft" recall of defective pads. They sent me out new pads and this fixed the horrendous squealing. Just one more thing how Canada Volt SUX! Defective pads probably is or was the problem. Thanx again for the excellent content, Patreon please, so We can send you a Hondo now and Hondos later. I bought a Himi, from your reviews. Waiting for delivery. My wife does not care RE; the bamboozle nebulous world of peak vs, nominal. Ride ON!

[@CitizenCycle925]

Did you go with the traditional or the step through Himiway? I'll be anxious to hear how you like it. I got a feeling the power is going to surprise you 🙂

[@catspaw3815]

lol @1:31 - the Hands of Horror. man...the combination of the squeal of the back and the grind of the front...yowch! good info - thanks

[@CitizenCycle925]

Haha yes it was a horrifying noise for sure

[@360woodierc]

I put those on my lectric also. Much better,but I also bedded them in this time.

[@lm69]

As soon as I heard I started laughing bcs that rear brake noise made me remember the noise from old trains back in my home country... LOL

[@CitizenCycle925]

For real! it hurt my ears it was so loud like a train horn.

[@edwardperry4416]

Did you bed in the new brakes before you used them?

[@CitizenCycle925]

I did about 20 to 25 slow stops before I started really pulling on them as I normally would.

[@RLowVaughn1]

I get cheap organic/resin pads for my brakes. I tried a bunch because of squeaky brakes but the cheap ones from Amazon are the best.

[@bigfoot8085]

Breaking in the brakes are important too.

[@craigapelbaum1629]

Very good. Problem Solved.

[@michaelsprinzeles4022]

Good brake pads are the best investment bang for buck upgrade;)

[@davidkaiser810]

Good Job! I really like the the bend of the handle bars, kind of like a motorcycle

[@Krip_Creator]

Love your squeaking intro 😂😂 ! Nice vid 👍👍

[@BillTheHawk]

Bryan, I ruined my discs first ride on my first bike. Went down a very steep hill and held the brakes on until it turned the discs black. They had got too hot, but I see that new discs are cheap. Does anyone know if different compounds work differently? I would like to purchase new pads but have not decited which compound to get? Thanks for the Review, always the Best!

[@marcr.7904]

Had same prob with my disc brakes on ebike I bought online The guy that assembled it said it would just take some riding - it didn't. Next I asked a guy who rehabs and sells bikes he did the sandpaper thing - didn't do it. Last I saw one of my neighbors who altho not a cyclist is the go-to guy for anything. He put some put some oil some where before the pads - he said it bind up and make noise - wa la no more noise He showed me where he did it but I'm not handy at all, and looked at the assembly and can't remember. He is on holiday so I can't ask him. All I know is two people that should have known didn't.

[@JohnnyC10071959]

06:05 I have little experience on bicycle brakes and no experience with hydraulic brakes on bicycles, but if that uneven pad wear were shown on any of my motorcycles, I'd replace the pads and rotor. On motorcycles, uneven pad wear is typically a sign of a warped rotor. I'm a new ebike owner (Himiway Cruiser)

[@Michael._The_Storyteller]

love your videos, always give good advice.

[@tonyholmes9024]

Thanks for the video. I just put Resin pads on the back and I get that horrible squeak too. Any idea?

[@grouchydude3448]

Great advice as always!!

[@stano5102]

Have you upgraded to a larger rotor? Have a video on that?

[@CitizenCycle925]

I have not ☹️

[@LetArtsLive]

Well thank you this is exactly the same brakes I have on the ecotric hammer and I need to change them and I was thinking about what size Allen key do I need just like a 5 minutes ago. And someday I will need to bleed them. This is exactly what I needed

[@kyleMcBurnett]

My front brake was squeaking when not not in use. I keep going downhill and hit the brakes hard after about half an hour of this, the squeak was gone.

[@frankroach9346]

Thanks for your video I’m just going to buy some more pads

[@jamescc2010]

That is the exactly same noise I have from my rear disc brake. Front disc is not as loud. My new ebike disc brakes make horrible squeaky noise. I only need to clean them perhaps since they are new and may be got contaminated somehow?

[@jhwebstart]

I had the same issue recently. My ceramic pads never gave me a problem but when I tried semi-metalic the sound was unbearable after a couple rides. I cleaned them and they were filthy, which didn't make sense as the ceramics never got so dirty. My guess is that the semi metallic either magnetized and drew/held dust or the rotors just aren't right for semi-metalic. Back to ceramic pads and problem resolved.

[@badimpulses17]

You must do bedding on the brakes pads on a new bike.

[@jors800]

The sanding of my brake pads and cleaning thereafter with acetone, worked. My pads were glazed, not contaminated. Some people heat the pads with a heat gun to make the oil evaporate. It may work. I cannot stand in for that.

[@winetrucker3949]

Well my rear brakes don't squeal when I hit the disc brakes I have an e-bike it makes sounds just riding, still cannot find the problem where it's coming from the company I bought the bike from clean the back areas of the disc with alcohol twice it seemed to work for a while I got home and the squeaking started up again I wish there was a spray I could just spray back there this is getting frustrating

[@jayhernandez6812]

How do you get the tektro brake pads close to disc?

[@billyjones858]

Let us know if this pad works on the Escape. My front tire squeals as well.

[@flamtrap]

myautovaluestore.com/versachem/synthetic-caliper-grease-vrs-26111 I cleaned the rotor and applied grease to the metal side of the pads and that seemed to completely eliminate my problem with the front of my Escape brake. Hope that works for you as well!

[@stan121midling5]

i was wondering if anyone knows where or which hydraulic brakes i can get for my EBike Trike ? i am really just looking for the calipers, but i need 2 rear calipers and one front ok ?

[@domitron]

I had a horrible grinding in my new Himiway Step-through's rear brake and both front and back squealed a little, so I opened the rear up to find that the spring had some bent and was touching the rotor I guess. I bent back the spring the best I could with a pair of pliers, and they sound fine now. I still hear some small amount of squeal, but all the grinding is gone. I have no idea how the spring got bent like that on a brand new bike. Maybe I did it when I was adjusting them somehow, but bending them back mostly fixed the grinding problem. Still, if you want to get rid of the squeal entirely, I think you need to get new pads because I think the ones that come with the Himiway squeal right from the factory.

[@mujtabamujeeb786]

Hey how did you bend back? The metal thing that keeps two disc pads entacted doesn’t seem to work even when I pull it back

[@domitron]

@@mujtabamujeeb786 It has been awhile, but I recall it folded over on itself. I just bent it back using a pair of pliars. I do not know exactly how yours was bent, though, so it might not work (or you might end up breaking it). Sorry I cannot be of more help.

[@dereks.6783]

A friend of mine warned me about hydraulic brakes. He said if they leak, you either get screaming, loud brakes or no brakes. I kept my mechanical brakes but upgraded to the Tektro E10.11(ceramic metallic) when I changed mine on my Rover 5.

[@CitizenCycle925]

I switched my Rover to hydraulic calipers and they work well.

[@catfish24]

I just got a brand new lectric 3.0 and my brakes are very loud also not near as bad as yours was but they are annoying. I guess I will contact lectric everyone says they really stand behind their warranty.

[@b-lopez394]

CitizenCycle, You just disabled your Supplemental Accident Warning Device System!!!! :-) Also, since the bike is almost new, Is there any recall regarding to the problem?

[@CitizenCycle925]

I haven't heard about any brake recall, do ebike companies actually do recalls..?

[@LetArtsLive]

Mine has almost 800 miles I think I need brake pads kind of a scratching noise but it's not down to metal

[@corkyakins9075]

I did all of the things that you did and mine still squeak like crazy! I had a person suggest that I find a hill and, while peddling, apply the brakes a number of times. I did that for over 10 miles an hour or so ago and still have the same issue. Any suggestions? Okay, so now I have tried new Tektro E10-11 pads with the same results, although they didn't start squealing until I applied the brake for the 9th time (where the other pads did it on the 3rd) during the bed-in.

[@dtz1000]

Try brake desqueaker liquid. You spray it on the round metal bit of the brake. I saw someone suggest it on KZbin.

[@corkyakins9075]

@@dtz1000 Thanks, I will pick up can of it at AutoZone today. I even tried putting white lithium grease on the pad itself, but after about 40 times using that break it was back to the same squeal.

[@SMG-lz1zq]

How many miles were on the original brake pads?

[@rickyn1135]

My old 10 speed calipers made that noise all the time.

[@mica7966]

Give the Brake rotors light sanding and bead them in front noise sonds like spokes ar flexing check to see if thay ar painted try sum wax or light lube where thay rub i have biktrix same thing noise on front spokes lol.

[@2fasttjm972]

You beat me to it, that's exactly what I was going to tell you to do" on the flip side great job looking forward to see you on your next vid. ✌🖐🤙🤙👍👈

[@cheekychicoshow9983]

ugh... I have this on my himiway right now.. just on the rear.

[@manuelchavez3431]

Hopefully find some ceramic pads,can't go wrong with ceramic

[@leojack987]

Cleaned the rotor firmly with steel wool and acetone and the ugly squeal went away immediately.

[@shaun5761]

I'm having the same issue 🥹😭

[@brucehanson4147]

Sounds ok, for a freight train!

[@woodsculptor675]

Them there brakes is haunted!!! Hahaha!!!!

[@freevideos051]

Horn brakes

[@scottygdaman]

I believe your REAL issue is very slightly warped discs and or poorly made discs. Get or borrow a multimeter check over all thickness. New pads will work but not for long . My pads are original to a 2yr old ebike

[@Penmann14569]

Okay

[@williamsaloka9043]

Your back-brake sounds just like my Sons' front-brake. He has a Juiced Ripcurrent S, and it sounds awful.

[@gregf438]

What does squeaky mean?

[@mannomadsi5996]

Misleading info no fix it. The correct is replace the pads

[@patrickbonin137]

Totally contaminated...sometimes you can use à blow tourch and cook them and burn the oil out or buy new ones..personally tektro brakes are shit compared to magura 4 pot e brakes..the heavier the bike the bigger brakes you need.If you ride on wet public roads you often pick up oil I got this problem a few times..a soft compound also helps but last shorter times....ps if you go for magura e5 be sure to have a solid fork otherwise you will get oscillating snatching of the pads causing a terrible squealing...

[@LetArtsLive]

That noise is really annoying

[@shlomovenezia101]

Bro your videos are exhausting, get to the point & fix