Anyone around Royal York / Eglington who can look at my rear rotor/break

Araqiels

Araqiels

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I just got my tires, sprockets, and rear brake changed at a reputable mechanic in Toronto.
After I picked my bike up, I can hear that the rear brake makes a grinding/squeaking sound every rotation. When I apply the rear brake slightly, it stops, so I'm obliged to believe something wasn't set properly. I brought the bike back to the mechanic, left it there, and when I came to pick it up, he told me it's just the rear brake breaking in. However, I'm pretty sure my rear brake, when breaking in, isn't supposed to sound like it's metal on metal grinding until I apply it..

So my question is, can anyone around Royal York / Eglington come and check it out for me, and if possible, adjust it after 3pm Monday, or Tuesday?

PM me if you are available, if you seek compensation, we'll see what we can negotiate.
 
What brand of brake pads did you have installed? If you didnt go OEM alot of aftermarket brake pads do squeak....
 
Hydraulic pressure (brake fluid) presses the brake pads onto the rotor.
In the absence of this pressure, only the elasticity of the rubber boot surrounding the brake pad pulls the pad back away from the rotor.
In older bikes, older than ~2002 (not even ten years) this elasticity has become weak.
A certain amount of dragging is to be expected, but should not generate excessive heat.
That is the test - if you can hear something or suspect your brakes are dragging, check for heat.
If your rear brake, or one of your front calipers (but not the other) is smokin' hot, you've got an issue.
Other than that, don't worry. Or... time for a caliper rebuild!
 
No heat generated. OEM brakes. It's a 07 model.
Request still valid. Will throw in a cigarette and a glass of water.
 
There's really no "adjustment" you can do. Assuming they got the spacers etc back in the correct place, which is probable as this is fairly trivial and easily spotted when wrong, there's nothing to adjust. The pads just sit there..the piston pushes it against the disc when braking and as Gryphon said, either the boot pushes the pads back a bit or the rotor will after a bit. If the pad is not pushing back you can try rebuilding the caliper but some rubbing is normal. I don't think anyone is going to do a freebie caliper rebuild as it's a bit of a job. I'm in your hood so I can drop by tomorrow night but I don't think there's much I can do other than tell you if anything is hugely wrong.
 
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