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Athame57:
I found the energy to overhaul my squeaking front brake ;D  ( I was really ill a long time post op) and in went the new fluid, and the copper grease plus a noticeable amount of rust, and the pad to disc clearance adjusted.....but what did vanish also is the 'noisy steering head, that can't have been by magic so maybe some brake noise I've never had before was traveling up through the fork stanchions?  :o

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
That reads like good news - strangely enough my 400 front brake has started  squealing like mad. I have not filed the pad leading edges so had put it down to bedding in & needing adjustment.

Athame57:
So it helps to round off the edges of the brake padding?

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):

--- Quote from: Athame57 on August 16, 2022, 10:19:20 AM ---So it helps to round off the edges of the brake padding?

--- End quote ---

A lot of modern cars have heavilly bevelled edges to the leading edges of the brake pads.

Simon (SPR) suggested the idea to me as I had long forgotten the trick. Just using some abrasive paper on a rubbing down block at a slight angle on the leading edge of the brake pad.

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