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Squeaking front brake
Athame57:
My front brake is capable of squeaking loud enough to have people looking at me funny sometimes, I bet I'm not going to oil them but what can I do, why does this happen if it's not at the disc?
Nurse Julie:
CB400/4's are renown for having squeaky front brakes. Some things to check....are the pads glazed, if so, deglaze. Is the floating caliper adjusted correctly giving the correct clearance, if not re adjust. Is the disc warped, if so, get skimmed.
I spent 4 years trying to sort the problem on mine and finally had the disc skimmed which sorted it for about 4 months but it has just started again, albeit intermittently, but that is probably glazed pads this time.
K2-K6:
Which brake pads are you using?
Are they sintered or non sintered?
Skunky:
Hi - The old remedy for squeaky brakes is to put a light coating of high temperature grease on the metal back of the pad. Copper grease should do the job. Remember kids not on the front.
Nurse Julie:
--- Quote from: Skunky on September 22, 2018, 02:52:27 PM ---Hi - The old remedy for squeaky brakes is to put a light coating of high temperature grease on the metal back of the pad. Copper grease should do the job. Remember kids not on the front.
--- End quote ---
Yep, I tried that too, made no difference at all.
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