I recently noticed a "howling" sound coming from my front wheels on my Trail. I mostly hear it when I'm turning. Am I supposed to lube anything
down there?
Howling noise from front wheels
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 agm |
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Posts: 6 (10/06/08 15:51:22) |
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gecko |
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Posts: 10 (10/06/08 16:34:01) |
No noise (other than tread sing on some surfaces) from the font wheels, but I do have a "singing" noise sometimes from my REAR wheel, and found if I
lube the rubber bushing on the end away from the cassette that the "singing" goes away. If it "sticks" to the hub it makes noise ...if it
stickes to the frame and slips on the wheel, it is quiet.
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mikeatlbch |
slow down | ||
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Posts: 2037 (10/06/08 18:59:14) |
That screaming sound is me trying to keep up!
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mikeatlbch |
or maybe this guy catching us | ||
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Posts: 2038 (10/06/08 19:07:17) |
http://vimeo.com/1892372
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Last Edited By: mikeatlbch
10/07/08 14:37:20.
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mikeatlbch |
Or maybe this canadian passing us | ||
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Posts: 2039 (10/06/08 19:09:40) |
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Action Lad |
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Posts: 359 (10/06/08 19:50:35) |
That's some kinda movin'!
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jsantell.romanarmytalk |
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Posts: 1 (10/07/08 06:03:55) |
I don't know much about trike wheels but in a car a howling sound is usually your wheel bearings going followed by a possible brake issue.
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ElSobrante |
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Posts: 4513 (10/07/08 08:32:29) |
Do check that your front axle quick-release levers are tight. If they're very loose, your wheels can be moving enough to cause brake rotor-caliper
harmonics during a turn.
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Joao |
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Posts: 155 (10/07/08 08:40:27) |
It could be the brake caliper's alignment or having the inside brake shoe set too close to the disk. A bike shop with good experience with mountain bikes
should be able to help you with it.
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Posts: 643 (10/07/08 08:45:58) |
agm wrote: You might want to go to the Technical Section and check out the post titled 'Brake Rub", Joao could very well be correct in what he said. David |
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Posts: 850 (10/07/08 12:16:44) |
Not to be a pain in the a$$ but shouldn't this have been in Technical?
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mikeatlbch |
pain general vs specific location. | ||
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Posts: 2040 (10/07/08 14:20:19) |
Yes, Jane,
It probably should have been in the technical section. Pain of specific locations probably should be there as well :-). However, Howling can be general, as in good times, or specific as with laughter, or specific as in mating rituals. I went with tire and bearing noises of a general nature. Thus the vimeo of Battle mountain trike at 66mph and bike at 82.33mph. Mike |
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