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SOHC.co.uk Forums => CB350/400 => Topic started by: Athame57 on June 16, 2019, 12:50:44 PM
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I have about a millimetre of play when I put the brake pad back into the fixed caliper on my CB400F2, is that ok? I'm still forever having trouble with a squeak to make the public wince.
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The clearance between fixed pad and disc should only be 0.15mm. A squeaky front brake is very common on the CB400/4. I tried everything to no avail but had the disc skimmed and that has sorted it for 95% of the time.
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I cleaned up the pads and the insides of the caliper surfaces, applied red rubber grease and the squeal was completely eradicated.
For a few days, it's back to normal. I'm thinking about a shim of rubber on the back of the pad. I'll report back when I've done it.
Just go back from a 120 mile round trip.
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Mine only squeaks now when braking at very, very low speed. It used to be all the time and was an absolute nuisance.........and embarrassing.
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I'll measure it properly and see. I've greased everything I dare to grease and the squeaking has stopped....touch wood!
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The clearance between fixed pad and disc should only be 0.15mm. A squeaky front brake is very common on the CB400/4. I tried everything to no avail but had the disc skimmed and that has sorted it for 95% of the time.
Hi Julie
That is how I've set it up, I see I've been misunderstood though, what I mean is the sides of the brake pad and the play between that and the walls of the recess it sits in, I seem to have about a millimeter of play there....