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So my Coleman since the day we got it has this annoying squeaking sound when moving along slowly ,  its sounds like it 's in the front and the back, but not sure if its just the sound carry along the botton. If you apply the breaks  it gets louder, go up to speed and the noise goes away. It sounds like the breaks , but I can't see anything., its metal on metal sound, I'm  just clueless as to what or where. Has anyone else had this issue?  if so do you have a fix. If not does anyone now what it is?  I'm trying to load a video, if successful , you can hear the sound, along with my comment that's it the breaks, but I really have no idea, The important thing is you'll be able to hear the sound , I would appreciate any advice or guidance on the fix.  Thanks

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Drum brakes i'm assuming?

jack up the rear end (and take it out of 4WD if equipped) and see if it makes the noise with the rear end off the ground. if it does then its probably your rear brakes making the noise.

how long ago did you buy the machine?

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There are actually 5 disc brakes on these machines. 1 for each wheel and 1 on the rear driveshaft for the parking brake.

I've read several complaints of the parking brake one being too tight from the factory so I would check the cable and make sure there's a little slack when the parking brake is released.

If that is good I would jack up each corner Individually and spin the wheel to listen for noise and feel for dragging. That should help pinpoint where the issue is.

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14 hours ago, Travis said:

Drum brakes i'm assuming?

jack up the rear end (and take it out of 4WD if equipped) and see if it makes the noise with the rear end off the ground. if it does then its probably your rear brakes making the noise.

how long ago did you buy the machine?

Thanks for the response!!   The machine is still new , we have about 6 miles on her. We bought her to take out to the lake  last year, finally got around to it .

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13 hours ago, aefron88 said:

There are actually 5 disc brakes on these machines. 1 for each wheel and 1 on the rear driveshaft for the parking brake.

I've read several complaints of the parking brake one being too tight from the factory so I would check the cable and make sure there's a little slack when the parking brake is released.

If that is good I would jack up each corner Individually and spin the wheel to listen for noise and feel for dragging. That should help pinpoint where the issue is.

Thanks, next time we are at the lake I'll check this out....appreciate the response.

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I was under the rig playing today so I decided to adjust the parking brake just to make sure it was ok, since I've read a couple people having them adjusted too tight from the factory.

First picture is the parking brake disc & caliper from the passenger side. Second picture is the adjustment bolt.

How it works: it's a cable operated disc brake with a locking pawl to hold it where you push the pedal to.

Procedure: The pad tightness is adjusted by moving the bolt in the 2nd picture in and out. When you tighten it it pushes the pads together. The extra nut on it is a lock nut.

Using a 13mm wrench loosen the lock nut. Back it off about halfway just so it's out of the way. Next tighten the bolt by hand until it stops. From there back it off about a half turn. Push the parking brake and make sure the pedal "locks up" before running out of travel. If it doesn't adjust the bolt slightly tighter and try it again. Once you're happy with the adjustment tighten the lock nut while keeping the bolt 20220715_153255.thumb.jpg.e66ac077bfb4436eaf94b0250a6c6d8d.jpgstationary.20220715_153305.thumb.jpg.bb8132472b5366a9581e82bb8e097ef3.jpg

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2 hours ago, aefron88 said:

I was under the rig playing today so I decided to adjust the parking brake just to make sure it was ok, since I've read a couple people having them adjusted too tight from the factory.

First picture is the parking brake disc & caliper from the passenger side. Second picture is the adjustment bolt.

How it works: it's a cable operated disc brake with a locking pawl to hold it where you push the pedal to.

Procedure: The pad tightness is adjusted by moving the bolt in the 2nd picture in and out. When you tighten it it pushes the pads together. The extra nut on it is a lock nut.

Using a 13mm wrench loosen the lock nut. Back it off about halfway just so it's out of the way. Next tighten the bolt by hand until it stops. From there back it off about a half turn. Push the parking brake and make sure the pedal "locks up" before running out of travel. If it doesn't adjust the bolt slightly tighter and try it again. Once you're happy with the adjustment tighten the lock nut while keeping the bolt 20220715_153255.thumb.jpg.e66ac077bfb4436eaf94b0250a6c6d8d.jpgstationary.20220715_153305.thumb.jpg.bb8132472b5366a9581e82bb8e097ef3.jpg

good stuff thanks ! did you find it tight, or was it ok on yours

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The parking park was fine with mine, but backed it off just a tad anyway. What solved the squeak  was  I was removed the wheels one at a time , turned the soleplate by hand and found that the front left ( drivers side) one squeaked . I loosened and re torqued the  hub nut and sprayed brake cleaner to clean any debris  and the squeal stopped and has not returned. Thanks everyone for their help and input! This pic from Robert B helped

chupacLoose Hub Nut.jpg

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Similar issue on my 2022 Coleman Outfitter 550 where the parking brake was locked up.....parking brake pedal would not automatically release when applying brake.  I had to adjust the tension on the cable release that runs from the brake to the parking brake pedal (located on the other side of the floor panel behind the parking brake).  I then adjusted the parking brake pads per the procedure mentioned previously.  If you can't easily push utv with the parking brake disengaged-you know you have a problem.  By the same token, if you can push the utv with the parking brake engaged-you also have a problem.  

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I have a 2021 UTV400 and when I purchased it recently it made no noise. I get it home and a couple days later I hear the same squeaking as in the video posted by Rob, seemingly coming from the back. Now I hear it all over, as it's getting worse. Looking at all the rotors, brakes and parking brakes, they look like they're grooved, but when feeling them, they are smooth with little to no feeling of any indentation.

At first I thought it was the parking brakes, but when released, I can easily push the UTV, although the e-brake pedal is high with little travel when applied.

Good stuff here, as I will have to check all the brakes and adjust the e-brake. Hopefully I can pinpoint the problem, as I mentioned, it's getting worse.

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On 7/15/2022 at 3:56 PM, aefron88 said:

I was under the rig playing today so I decided to adjust the parking brake just to make sure it was ok, since I've read a couple people having them adjusted too tight from the factory.

First picture is the parking brake disc & caliper from the passenger side. Second picture is the adjustment bolt.

How it works: it's a cable operated disc brake with a locking pawl to hold it where you push the pedal to.

Procedure: The pad tightness is adjusted by moving the bolt in the 2nd picture in and out. When you tighten it it pushes the pads together. The extra nut on it is a lock nut.

Using a 13mm wrench loosen the lock nut. Back it off about halfway just so it's out of the way. Next tighten the bolt by hand until it stops. From there back it off about a half turn. Push the parking brake and make sure the pedal "locks up" before running out of travel. If it doesn't adjust the bolt slightly tighter and try it again. Once you're happy with the adjustment tighten the lock nut while keeping the bolt stationary.

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Good info, but I'm not sure which bolts in the second picture you are referring to. I think I need to adjust my e-brake because the pedal doesn't travel much at all when applied and I have squeaks that sound like they're from brakes and coming from all over. Need to check them all, but want to start with this. If you can clarify which one of the bolts is the adjuster, I would appreciate it - thank you.

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