Rackbid
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580 miles - 3 months old. The rear brake works fine, but I've developed a pretty loud squeak on the rear brake at low speeds (<5mph or slowing to a stop). Braking seems fine, just squeaks.
Wiping some brake cleaner on the disc made it go away for a very short while. Seems like I have some contamination on the pads, so I was considering pulling them out and scuffing with sandpaper and reinstalling. It LOOKS LIKE there is only one hex bolt holding the pads in the rear. BEFORE I did this, I thought I should ask this community if that is the correct path, or if there is something else I should try first. OR if there are any watch outs when doing this (like a bunch of spring loaded small parts jumping out at me when I remove the bolt and pads...). It looks like service manuals are "out of stock" currently.
Wiping some brake cleaner on the disc made it go away for a very short while. Seems like I have some contamination on the pads, so I was considering pulling them out and scuffing with sandpaper and reinstalling. It LOOKS LIKE there is only one hex bolt holding the pads in the rear. BEFORE I did this, I thought I should ask this community if that is the correct path, or if there is something else I should try first. OR if there are any watch outs when doing this (like a bunch of spring loaded small parts jumping out at me when I remove the bolt and pads...). It looks like service manuals are "out of stock" currently.