screeeeeech....

[october]

i have a howling coaster brake...

it doesnt matter if you lock it up, or ease into it... the thing screams embarrassingly loud.

it is a new wheel (though a no name cheapie)
and i've taken it apart/repacked it.

does anyone know if and or how to fix this?

thanks!

oct.

 

[aka_locojoe]

It's not by chance a "Hi Stop" brand is it? I've had the worst luck with these. I have 2 of this brand that have problems and a friend that has 1 with problems. All brand new.

Don't know what to tell you about fixing it though.

 

[october]

Randy,

why yes... it is in fact a "hi stop" hub... :|

i had a nexus 3 that screeched also, but after a couple of times it stopped doing it. not the case with this one.

oct.

 

[Bicyclerick]

Take it apart and grind the groves on the brakes shoes some and repack with thick grease and see if that helps.

 

[october]

Take it apart and grind the groves on the brakes shoes some and repack with thick grease and see if that helps.

am i grinding the grooves off, so the shoe is smooth?
or grinding them deeper?

thanks,
oct.

 

[aka_locojoe]

2 of the Hi Stops I mentioned slip occasionally while peddaling and the other makes a terrible clunking noise when you apply the brakes.

 

[user 135]

I have a HI stop that sucks too. Completely shot, but I think I found a place with new internals.

 

[aka_locojoe]

My LBS said he thought the guts from a Shimano would fit inside the shell of the Hi Stop. I would just replace the whole wheel but it's a painted rim.

 

[ricksterr1221]

Noise dont bother me, I ride it till it dies.

 

[october]

it's a 26" 144 spoke...

it's brand new... i shouldnt have to be swapping guts... :|

any other brands make these, or are they all junk?

 

[CCR]

whod ya order it from ? just so we know

 

[october]

it came from a distributer... i know someone who orders wholesale...

 

[aka_locojoe]

My LBS was selling rims with these hubs (which he offered to replace) but the last one I ordered online at bikebuyers.com just to get the pink rim.

 

[fast eddie]

i bought a lowrider bike w/ a coaster brake and it does the same thing. i dont ride it enough to have it on the brain to take the wheel in, its 20inch rim w/ a high number of spokes, pretty though!
fast eddie outty

 

[new_dharma]

Take it apart and grind the groves on the brakes shoes some and repack with thick grease and see if that helps.

am i grinding the grooves off, so the shoe is smooth?
or grinding them deeper?

thanks,
oct.

deeper grooves...if you make them smooth it's like a car with glazed brake pads (noise)...and grease the shoes and inside the hub where the shoes contact...

Good Luck

 

[october]

was messing around with this wheel today...
swapped out the guts... still roaring when you coast, and still screeches when brakes are applied... :|

randy, do i remember you had some luck fixing one of these?
anyone else?

thanks!

oct.

 

[aka_locojoe]

was messing around with this wheel today...
swapped out the guts... still roaring when you coast, and still screeches when brakes are applied... :|

randy, do i remember you had some luck fixing one of these?
anyone else?

thanks!

oct.

I had a cheapo "Hi-stop" brand giving me trouble. I ended up replacing the guts with those out of a Shimano.

 

[TheFlyingDingo]

Lol...i loved my screechy hub
Stopped on a dime...Loud as heck

When i stopped pedalling...it would just SCREEEEEEEEEAM