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florence:
My observation about brake squeal on these bikes would be that it is just the way things are and we just put up with it.  I like to think it is just an indication that something is actually happening. 

deltarider:

--- Quote from: florence on January 12, 2024, 10:30:22 AM ---My observation about brake squeal on these bikes would be that it is just the way things are and we just put up with it.  I like to think it is just an indication that something is actually happening.

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Most of the time (about 95%) in over 43 years I had no sqealing whatsoever. It occured most with those EBC pads.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
On the DS pads mine were silent for the first 100 miles then squeak started. Now on different pads so will not know until I ride my 400 again in the Spring.

Oddjob:
That was my point Nigel, the piston doesn’t really touch the caliper, it’s suspended by the seal, the bottom of it, tbh the far bigger part is covered by brake fluid, the pad should be greased along it’s outer edge to allow it to slide back and too, this should mean that water/salt ingress is kept to a minimum or not at all.

As for squealing, I had twin discs fitted with genuine Honda pads and they never uttered a noise in many thousands of miles. It’s possible the noise could be a sign of lack of lubrication in the caliper/pivot setup.

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