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Old 10-12-2013, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by gerryvz View Post
Best practice is to remove the pads, clean out their sliders with a wire brush (don't breathe brake dust) and apply thin coat of paste to the sides & back of the metal pad backing plates. Otherwise you may well get brakes that squeal like an unhinged troll.

Cheers,
Gerry


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Ah, that's good -- I won't bother taking it apart unless they squeal, then (6000+ miles on it already). Unhinged trolls don't squeal, they growl. Like the Corolla when I floor it in low second. gROWr!

John, sorry for the threadjack. I never thought I would sink this low.
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