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Anybody else with an LX that has squeaky brakes? I'm not talking about the standard cricket / whir sound as the vent holes pass the pads, but an actual squeal / squeak of the brakes whenever applied.

My wife's LX150 seems to have this issue, just wondering what the usual remedies were.
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Cleaning the pad.
Squeal Shims
Anti Squeal "stuff" to the back side of the pad (the caliper surface, not frictional stoping surface).
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Yep, mine does too. Not at light brake pressure, not hard pressure, just at the pressure I usually use...

I just ignore it and use more rear brake.
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Yep, mine does too. Not at light brake pressure, not hard pressure, just at the pressure I usually use...

I just ignore it and use more rear brake.
same with my 50.
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This happens to a lot of LX and ET's. I have ignored it on my own scooter or if it bothers you that much take out the brake pads and sand the edges down a little. When your brakes start grinding that's when you should start to worry . Front brake pads tend to ware out about every 2500 miles, so check them around then.


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brake squeak
normal, but not as bad in cold weather, go figure
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Thanks for the replies, guys. I gotta do something soon, it's really ear-splitting. I pulled up next to her as she stopped today and it was genuinely painful.
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All good info here. With my motorcycles, I've found the only permanent remedy that worked for me, was to replace the pads with new ones.
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I'm by no means a brake expert, but I am a machinist, specifically grinding. When a workpiece starts squealing, it's time to dress the grinding wheel because it's 'loaded up'. Could this same phenomenon be happening to the pads?
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I'm by no means a brake expert, but I am a machinist, specifically grinding. When a workpiece starts squealing, it's time to dress the grinding wheel because it's 'loaded up'. Could this same phenomenon be happening to the pads?
You'll have to be more specific for the non-machinists (like me). What's involved in dressing the grinding wheel?
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brakes squeeling, man thats a bummer, my LX does not squeel, but now I wonder if it is to come since everyone says its normal on these scoots? Let us know what u end up doing to curb the squeel
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I'm by no means a brake expert, but I am a machinist, specifically grinding. When a workpiece starts squealing, it's time to dress the grinding wheel because it's 'loaded up'. Could this same phenomenon be happening to the pads?
You'll have to be more specific for the non-machinists (like me). What's involved in dressing the grinding wheel?
Doh! Sorry for not 'splainin' myself. Dressing a grinding wheel is a method of running a diamond across the surface, typically following a cam to keep it true. The diamond cuts a small amount off of the face of the wheel, giving it a fresh surface.

Take the brake pads out and lay a sheet of emery on a flat surface, like plate glass*, and slide the pad over it a few times with light pressure. Scuff 'em just enough to remove the glossy shine and make the surface fuzzy again. Be sure to spray them off with brake parts cleaner before reinstalling them. Braking should improve, too.



* Not a galss plate, mind you. SWMBO would be pissed, not to mention a glass plate isn't very flat.
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Take the brake pads out and lay a sheet of emery on a flat surface, like plate glass*, and slide the pad over it a few times with light pressure. Scuff 'em just enough to remove the glossy shine and make the surface fuzzy again. Be sure to spray them off with brake parts cleaner before reinstalling them. Braking should improve, too.
Ah! Okay. Makes total sense now. The goal, then, is to get a fresh surface on the brake pads AND make sure it's a straight & level surface. Correct?
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