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Re: Brake Squealing

To: dhirdes <dick.hirdes@hol.fr>
Subject: Re: Brake Squealing
From: Zink <zink@pdq.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 01:37:23 -0500
Cc: TR6 <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
References: <33F7FE18.3C38@hol.fr>
dhirdes wrote:
> 
> Brake Squealing.
> 
> Last year I bought a 1973 TR6 to replace the 1972 TR6, which I bought
> new in Nice, France and which was stolen in 1993. The car was imported
> from the USA, Miami and completely rebuilt. It is in show condition.
> One
> problem, the brakes squeal like crazy. So far we have changed the
> brakes
> three times without any improvement. I have been told the squealing is
> due to the present brakes pads not having any asbestos in them. Anyone
> out there that has any ideas?
Dick,
Try having your rotors turnedto break the glaze on them.  It is
recommende when relacing metallic brake pads to reduce squeal.

As always this JMO.
Larry Zink
1964 Spitfir4
Houston

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