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How can I get my front brakes to stop squeaking at slow speeds?

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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 01:10 PM
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Anyone have a quick solution without rebuilding the brakes?
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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 07:35 PM
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If you don't want to change your pads (which would solve your problem), you can at least try sanding your current ads (to make a new surface). You can do the same to your discs. It will act sort of like a "reset". Don't forget to break in your brakes after you do that. gentle brakings for a while (with cars and new pads/discs, you have to brake smoothly -0.3G if I remember right- 250 times...non one does it that much -except the pros who do research on this-, but it is nonetheless very important).

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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 07:38 PM
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This is concerning the fronts on the prairie. I NEVER use them. In fact I never really have except to test them out at low speeds. Maybe they need to be broken in. What do you think?
 
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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 08:29 PM
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spray som brake cleaner on them [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img]
 
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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 08:31 PM
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OK, then with the Prairie, th best thing to do is wait for things to settle a little. I bet after a couple mud/sand runs, it won't squeal anymore!
Being new, I'd rther wait and see, rather than going into fancy stuff (like sandblastig the rotors and doing a precautious pad break-in, or cutting the pads so they are like angled...etc)
 
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