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How to chamfer brake pads?

Started by HTURBO · 16 Oct 2011 · 9 replies

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HTURBOArchived member
My pads on the Clubsport have a annoying squeal. The last few times it's been serviced they chamfer the brake pads to stop the squeal. Anyway after a few months the annoying squeal has come back. Just wondering does anyone know how to chamfer brake pads?? Can I do it myself??
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IMCRZYArchived member
just take em out n take the glaze off em with some coarse sand paper
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Gab dHArchived member
by definition to chamfer it you should just be smoothing off the edge, coarse sandpaper will do fine. But it makes sense to remove the glaze as stated above too.
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IMCRZYArchived member
This is true, i didnt ad this because he said it had already been done
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swiftmanArchived member
i used 240 grit and it worked a treat
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TUXEDOArchived member
Use more like 80 grit, put the sheet of paper on the work bench and rub the friction surface flat to remove the glaze. Then hold the pad on a 45' angle and rub a large chamfer in the first contacting edge in the direction of rotation... If you can understand what I mean lol just do both ends of each pad, that will make it easier.
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DR1FTERArchived member
give them a light sand papering and then take it out and get them hot, i.e give them hell. I do it at work on a regular basis works all sweet. Just dont ease on to them and keep pressure applied, Go from 80kmh to 20kmh as fast as possible and jump of them, gets all the "glazing" right off them
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Duke57TTArchived member
What brakes dude? What pads?
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old8sArchived member
problemo! brake pads never use the full disc roater roater is a little rusty around the edges outside and or inside need pads chamfer pads now chamferd rust gets closer squiel starts again on and on it goes problem is feel disc roater has raised edge (rusty bit) run file around rusty disc you will find that its about 2 to 3 mm of the disc if its not bad a couple of good strokes with a file and work your way around disc will last a year or more the pads eat the disc these days this bit of the disc is not used buy the pads as the disc wears down the rusty bit comes into contact also some brakes have stainless steel shim can be fitted wrong way is L shaped (top looks like this ] and bottom [ where brake pad mounts to body) has long side and short side good brake shops get it wrong can pull pads out have a look do nothing and noise is gone for little while then comes back
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HTURBOArchived member
Wicked thanks for the reply's
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