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77 KZ650 Front Brake Squeak
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also, there sometimes you can do a brake pad break in procedure. the 30 30 30 trick. Get going up to 30mph and slam on the brakes, wait 30 seconds and do it again approx 30 times.
Im in auto tech and thats what they say to do when new brake pads are squeaky, which is very common. It usally does the trick by removing any of the rotor glazing that was caused by the old pad.
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Here's a photo of the old pad that has what iassume is the clip. The other pad is threaded and has a screw attaching it to the "backing plate"?
So was I suppose to pry this metal piece off and then glue it to the inside of the new pad? That flat thin piece was pressed on top of it.
I don't know for sure if it will fix it but I always transfer it to the new ones and have not had a problem. I never had to glue them though. You might check the rotor for any loose bolts which would let it vibrate when braking also.
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As you apply pressure, the pad vibrates against the face of the rotor and the rotor acts like a loudspeaker (vibration to sound transducer).I recently replaced the original front brake pads with new IBC pads. I've put 250 miles on them and it still squeaks. If I grab the lever hard there's no squeak. If I'm applying a tad of front brake it squeaks REALLY loud. I don't even touch the front brake riding through the neighborhood at night. It's that loud. What is causing the squeak?
The factory pads on mine have the anti-squeal shims built into them, the aftermarkets don't and they squeal. My cure for squealing brakes was to buy a helmet with better sound insulation....... that and the natural deafness that comes with old age.:laugh:
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The small metal piece is the anti-squeal shim.Here's a photo of the old pad that has what iassume is the clip. The other pad is threaded and has a screw attaching it to the "backing plate"?
So was I suppose to pry this metal piece off and then glue it to the inside of the new pad? That flat thin piece was pressed on top of it.
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The aftermarket squeal problem has been mentioned before, and others have stated that the fix is to get genuine Kawasaki brake pads.
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My 650 squeels too.
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