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How To Fix Mountain Bike Brake Rub, MTB Disc Brakes
This is one of the easiest fixes out there. Whether you are out riding or back at home working on your whip it’s a quick 3 minute fix that will leave you riding waaaaay better.
Let’s face it having your mountain bike’s brakes rub is a little like having your soul sucked out slowly by dementors from Harry Potter (nerd). Every pedal revolution you can feel it sucking energy out of you. So don’t give in to brake rub, just pull over and fix it.
To fix a rubbing brake on your mountain bike you first need to know whether it is being caused by an un-centered caliper or a bent rotor. If the brake is rubbing intermitently, or not consistently, then it is most likely a brake rotor and you will need to suck it up and get a new rotor.
However, if it is consistent, thats a good thing. That means it is just a brake caliper that has become un-centered and you can quickly and easily put it back into place.
To re-center your brake pads and caliper and get rid of the soul sucking brake rub, just undo the mounting bolts a little bit, twist the brake caliper until it is re-centered and then tighten the bolts back down.
Easy peazy! Hopefully this helps you fix any brake rub problems you may be having. Please help support our content by sharing this video with a friend.
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Thanks for the great video! Helped me a lot!
great video thankyou was very clear and useful
Avid bb7 are good when they work but they can be annoying to fine tune.
Sean, thanks for the clear tips on diagnosing and remedying the brake-rub issue! Just assembled a brand new bike with Tektro cable disk brakes and TRP rotors, and I'm having that problem with my front brake. I've been playing around with the centralization bolts and the brake-pad adjustment bolt, but haven't been able to make the rub go away. Even worse, it's a discontinuous rub. Thing is, it's hard to believe the rotor is bent. The bike is brand new, and when I test-drove it, there was no rub. BUT, the original brakes were Shimano hydraulics, which I had replaced with the cable brakes for easier maintenance (front and rear). I kind of suspect something is not centered, rather than warped.
A big thank you for taking the time to show old timers like me how to fix this problem
My MTB only makes some sort of rubbing noise when i brake, it almost sounds like a long fart…
What a legend! Thank you so much! finally got this problem fixed and it only took 5 minutes!
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Thanks Alot It Helped Me Alot 😀 Subbed
needed this help thanks!!
thanks! mine makes a shh shh shhh noise
Sir ,I wanna fix on ma brake but its way different from what I m watching some of ur videos
Thanks… U helped me fix my brakes👌👌😝
Cool, thanks pal.
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hi how do you fix front brake bike lock? it is a mountain bike. thanks !
You don't necessarily have to buy a new rotor if it's bent… There are "truing" tools that can correct a bent rotor
Land the fuggin plane!!! Details are from 2:20 to 3:20…..
gonna try this
Very helpful advice!
Thanks for help For us
Thanks !
Thank you very much! It was great to be able to take the time to sort it myself.
What if the clamps wont retract after you've pulled your brakes? they keep squishing the rotor just a little bit.. cant get them to retract any further without pushing them with a screwdriver.. and then it just start over if I use the brake again..
My SRAM hydraulic disc brakes seized when I stopped and would don't release. Any thought or advice?
Thank bro… 😊😊😊
Thanks mate fixed my brake rub problem awesome.
anyone know a video on serviceing shocks
thanks Texas this really help me now time to hit those trails
I bought a used mtb today and iv just discovered that there is play on the steering column it's a threadless design could anyone point to to a vid that could help me fix this issue…. thanks
Thanks Man! I fixed my own bike instead of consulting my mechanic.
3:30 that was very dangerous, you should never keep your fingers near a rotating rotor. It could cut you easily. I cringe when I see people doing that.
I have a Constant rubbing on the Rear Brake, ( Avid Elixir R ) I've tried your advice but doesn't seem to help. The brake pad seems to be really tight against the rotors that I can't even insert a business card. What could be the problem here. The Rotor is brand new so I'm pretty sure it isn't that.
I've never worked on disc brakes before and felt pretty nervous that something would get screwed up. This video gave was a big confidence boost. Now it's time to kick the tires and light the fires! Thanks so much!