Subject: RE: Squeaky rear brake Depending on what model brakes you have there are three basic ways to adjust the toe-in. 1. Some type of dome shaped washer or "ball and socket" style joint in the shoe itself. This allows you to losen the pad, pivot it so the front hits a tiny bit earlier and the tighten in that position. 2. Older brakes and cheaper brakes (department store quality) are thin and flexible enough that you actually can twist the brake arms so the pad is at a slight angle. Park actually sells a tool to that makes doing this easy but any pliers with some padding under them would do the trick. DON'T try this one with nicer or modern brakes as you will probably "brake" them. :-) 3. Using an emory (sp?) board or piece of sandpaper you can lightly file the brake pad so it doesn't all contact the rim at the same time. Lightly sanding your pads is also a good idea in order to remove any dried up residue. Don't need to do it very often but it helps remove any glaze that is evident by shiny pads. I just eyeball it when I do it but somewhere I heard that you can take a folded business card and "pinch it" between the rim and the rear half of the pad with the brakes on. While holding the brake on with the card under the rear half of the pad you then tighten the pads thus setting up the angle. Make sense? Michael |