Sunday, October 27, 2013

Avid Elixir CR Warble Fixed with Brake Quiet

My Avid Elixir CR rear brake made horrible, wretched noises on my Yeti ASR from day one. I tried a few different suggestions from the MTBR Avid turkey warble thread, but nothing worked until I tried Brake Quiet (suggested by TiGeo). I got the Carquest brand of Brake Quiet which is simply CRC rebranded. I squeezed some on the backs and used a credit card to leave just a thin film. I left them alone for a few hours to dry. Note: they are still tacky when fully dry. The only problem I had was these are new pads and with the film they fit too tight, such that the rotor rubbed. I didn't have bleeding tools so that wasn't an option, but after a few downhill rides they had worn enough to not rub. My brakes are 100% quiet now! BTW, I'm using plain old Avid rotors (steel).



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