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From: carey@uiucdcs.cs.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: New pads = squeaky brakes
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Date: Tue, 21-Oct-86 18:11:00 EDT
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One book I was reading said that you should clean the disks,
sometimes there is a residue left on them from the pads.
With new pads, the noise would presumably be worse until a
small groove wore in at the spots were the extra material is.
I have no idea if this has any basis in reality.
Speaking of brakes, my front brake on my Honda CB550F is
stuck.  My girlfriend had a similar problem with a sticking
front brake and we tried lots of things to try and fix it.
I wonder if the problem is "inside" the brakes -- perhaps
some corrosion (rust) on the pistons that close the pads?
(I don't know the correct terminology)
Has anyone else had a similar problem?  If so, what was the
solution?  If the problem is where I think it might be, can 
the brake be dissasembled to that point, cleaned and reassembled?  
How difficult is it to do? Or does the brake need to be replaced?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.



-John Carey
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