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Date:         Thu, 29 May 2003 15:05:55 -0700
Reply-To:     Matt Ratto <mratto@UCSD.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Matt Ratto <mratto@UCSD.EDU>
Subject:      squealing front brakes - angle grind?
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Hi all,


the front brakes on my '82 Westy are squealing intermittantly but very
loudly. I just replaced the rotors and pads. I did a search on the archive
and found the advice about grinding a 45 degree angle on the front and back
of the pads. Has anyone done this and had it work?


Also, I'm missing the anti-squeak shim. I vaguely remember Stan saying
something about making them yourself out of coffee cans or some such. Has
anyone done this or, conversely, is it possible to buy them somewhere?


thanks, I need to fix this. It's scaring the hell out of pedestrians.


Matt




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Matt Ratto
Ph.D. Candidate
University of California, San Diego
mratto@ucsd.edu
http://communication.ucsd.edu/mratto
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