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  • #1

    sqeaky new pads

    I performed the 'spooge hole fix' this weekend. On my front MC. I also replaced all the brake pads.

    I let the bike (and my back) stay out in the sun most of the afternoon to check and see if the lines/calipers would build up pressure and sieze on the discs as they had in the past. They didn't.

    Problem licked?
    Maybe.

    I noticed that the new pads ( I think just in the front) make a high pitched sound as I ride. It's not all the time but its enough to raise eyebrows for sure.

    I got the pads from parts 'n more.

    Is the sqeaking remnants of a still clogged spooge hole or is this customary when breaking in new pads.

    Holla back bikers.
    I am a rhinoceros and my skin is three feet thick.
    //////////////WARSENAULT/////////////
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  • #2
    Brake Squeal

    It is not the spooge hole. The squeal is a high frequency vibration between the pads and either the disc or the caliper that is supporting them.
    Did you reinstall the anti squeal shims that fit on the back of the pads? There was a thread recently started by Randy Ragou on this same problem. He tried using an anti squeal paste on the back of the pads but was not successful. He then made up new shims from some aluminum siding that he had and solved his problem. Do a search for that thread. Lots of good tips and suggestions in there.
    Ken/Sooke

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    • #3
      If the pads are the ones you had on with the "spooge hole" problem, you could have "glazed" the pads. If you remove them and sand lightly, so they look dull, then reinstall it should fix the problem. use the brakes lightly for the first 100 miles, and they should stay quiet.
      Ray Matteis
      KE6NHG
      XS1100 E '78 (winter project)
      XS1100 SF Bob Jones worked on it!

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      • #4
        does anyone anywhere have a picture of what these xs11 special front caliper shims look like?
        I don't think I'm missing anything, but I'm at a loss as to what they exactly are?
        I am a rhinoceros and my skin is three feet thick.
        //////////////WARSENAULT/////////////

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        • #5
          Go to an auto parts store and buy a small tub of CRC Synthetic Brake Calliper Greese. Then apply a small amount along the edges of the pad metal plates then install them into the calipers.

          I had the same problem with two sets of new pads I installed on mine before I discovered that the problem was not the pads contacting the disc but the high frequency vibration noise made by the contact of the pads against the calipers under brake load.

          Who would have thought of such a thing, but it's true. The greese solved the problem perfectly.

          Bubba
          Bubba1954
          (aka) Shannon Koehn
          Hutchinson, KS
          http://www.fototime.com/inv/0EE87CEC5C8C774

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          • #6
            I'VE SOLD AUTO PARTS AND WORKED ON CARS AND BIKES FOR (25) YEARS, IF YOU'LL CHAMPHER (GRIND DOWN) THE LEADING EDGE OF BOTH PADS THE SQUEEL WILL GO AWAY.

            THE SHIMS, ANTI-VIBRATION COMPOUND, AND DISC BRAKE GREASE WILL ALL HELP.

            BUT I'VE FOUND GRINDING THE LEADING EDGE TO CURE MOST ALL NOISE PROBLEMS.


            GOOD LUCK,

            NOMAD

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            • #7
              Yeah, but the shims make for a no-mess no-fuss installation. And once you have 'em, there's no grinding of edges or glopping of grease. Here's what mine look like, made from aluminum flashing stock:





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