RT brake question

[MildBill]

I just put a new front tire on my 2000RT and a brake issue has popped up. Under normal operation the brakes seem fine, but at low speed I'm getting a growling noise from the front brake. I spun the wheel with it up on the centerstand and there's no noise and the wheel spins freely. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[PGlaves]

I just put a new front tire on my 2000RT and a brake issue has popped up. Under normal operation the brakes seem fine, but at low speed I'm getting a growling noise from the front brake. I spun the wheel with it up on the centerstand and there's no noise and the wheel spins freely. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

I would loosen the axle end bolt and then the pinch bolts on both fork sliders Then retorque the end-bolt, bounce the front end a couple of times, and tighten the pinch bolts.

If that does nothing to cure the problem you could have a bearing problem. A bearing that sounds fine with no weight on the wheel might not sound fine with a few hundred pounds of weight on it. You may need to pull the wheel and manual feel the bearing to see if it might be defective.

[MildBill]

Thanks for the advice, I'll try that. What I found strange was the noise suddenly appeared after having the wheel off the bike.