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ted_paper:
Hi Julie,
Thanks for that - never like to have parts "left over" when replacing things, always think I've missed something important...

Trigger:
Should have plastic shim  ;)


I have been trying for the past 28 years on and off to solve this problem and got nowhere.
We have every SOHC in our collection and 3/4 of them squeal just before you come to a stop. The worst one is the missus 400/4 and she also has a 550 that has never made a sound, strange when it is the same brake set up.
Over the years I have tried:
New brake lines (OEM rubber and braded )
New pads ( of all makes)
Skimmed disc's
New OEM disc
OEM piston
Stainless steel pistons
OEM seals
Aftermarket seals
Re bushed the pivot arm
New OEM master cylinders
Aftermarket master cylinders
Every type of copper slip and other brake grease

And on the 400/4 we got it quite after a disc skim but, after 2000 miles it was back again  >:(
Maybe if i changed the handle bars it would help  ::)

ted_paper:

--- Quote from: Trigger on July 29, 2020, 08:21:36 PM ---
 3/4 of them squeal just before you come to a stop.

--- End quote ---

Do you mean in the final couple of metres or so?
Mine does a good squeal on the slowdown before stopping!

Bryanj:
Could be the handlebar holder trig----ducks and runs away from Julie

Nurse Julie:

--- Quote from: Bryanj on July 29, 2020, 08:36:28 PM ---Could be the handlebar holder trig----ducks and runs away from Julie

--- End quote ---
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 It probably is my fault Bryan, strange but true but I rarely use my brakes in anger. I just use the front brake, using only one finger on the lever, to come to a full stop. I use the back brake for slowing a bit when riding fast. I glaze the pads before they have even had chance to bed in. These days when the squeek gets really bad, Trig takes the pads out, scuffs them up and puts them back in and shes squeek free for a couple of weeks. I'm the same in the car, I have done almost 100,000 miles in my Freelander and I'm still on the original front pads and only the 2nd set of rear pads since I bought the car new.

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