Squeaky front brakes

[dfrooney]

not sure what the brand name was...anything will do. I went to a hardware store and they had one that said - high temperature silicon lubricant excellent for brake parts and other automotive applications

I didn't rip into the hydrolics at all. The only things I removed were the old pads. While the pads were out and I had the calipers pulled off, I pumped the brakes to push the cyclinders all the way out so I could get in there good with the brush.

I really didn't do anything fancy, just scrubbed all the gunk out. The noise and squeking is caused by vibration somewhere in the system, the dirt and grit can add to that vibration.

Dan
1980 XS11 Special

[schpiff]

yep

Originally posted by sixtysix
Mine squeak, I use Yamaha pads, with factory shims and factory rotors with factory calipers that were rebuilt with factory kits. It is therefore a factory squeak and adds to authenticness of my bike. If they don't squeak you may not have an authentic Yamaha.

Thats how ya know you got the right stuff...(grinnin and duckin...)