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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 05:02 PM
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Front brake makes loud noises while slowly squeezing the lever...no noise when I squeeze it hard. Maybe I missed something while replacing front pads with the Lyndal pads. Its obnoxious as hell....any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 06:27 PM
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Mine makes noise too. It seems the holes in the rotor do it.
 
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 06:35 PM
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try installin a left (stock) rotor. The factory suggests baggers swap their rotors from one side to the other, and it seems to work.
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 08:21 PM
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My stock one is on the left...hmm. This one has me stumped.
 
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 10:03 PM
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Did you grease the backs of the pads and the pins when you replaced the old with the new? That's usually where the noise will come from.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2009 | 01:04 PM
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I say grease the rotor and hang on!
 
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Old Dec 7, 2009 | 01:08 PM
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You do not use grease, there is a product that you put on the back of the pads, it has to do with brake dust and vibration between pad and piston.
 
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I say grease the rotor and hang on!
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or less dangerous just remove the offending parts!
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Sounds like you just need to wait a little longer and really hit the brakes. Do the disks have any grooves or anything in that which might be causing an uneven surface area?
 
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I run Lyndall's and have NO noise at all.....they squeeked (very lightly) for about 150 miles or so... but now are quite as can be...

Take them off and check if pads are clipped in correctly. Also check to see if your calipers are tightened correctly.

Sometimes going through it a second time fixes your problems...

Putting grease around pads is nuts....
 
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