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Filing New Brake Pads

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#1 ·
Looks like I need to replace the brake pads on my '04 FLSTCI. Just wondering how many of you guys chamfer the leading edge as well as the gap between the double pads. Also, do you knock the rough stuff off the flat surfaces too? I kinda made it a habit over the years but things change. Is is really necessary?
 
#5 ·
My old man was a flat track racer and taught me a lot. But it's old school technology. He said a lot of guys would also taper the groove inbetween a two piece pad to not only help clear debris but reduce chatter or squeal. I once put a set of metal sintered pads on my polished rotors and the noise was unbearable. When I pulled them off I discovered a huge piece of metal in the pad had destroyed my rotor. Never again. Its organics for me now.
 
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