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Anyone have any issues with their front brakes squealing. I think I will order new pads but they appear fine.
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Take them out and put some anti-squeal grease on the backs.

Oh, then put them back in.
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I opted for the pads Malossi MHR ...
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Madison Sully wrote:
Take them out and put some anti-squeal grease on the backs.

Oh, then put them back in.
That's what I do...
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It will also depend on how aggressive your pads are. I run a more aggressive pad so I get squealing out of mine but they are better for reducing brake fade when riding more aggressively. Especially at higher speeds.
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Re: Front Brakes Squealing
richbloom wrote:
Anyone have any issues with their front brakes squealing. I think I will order new pads but they appear fine.
Remove the pads clean the steel back of the pads and put some anti squeal grease on them .Put pads back in caliper and thats it cured.
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Sometimes anti-squeal grease doesn't do the trick. In which case you can make anti-squeal shims which will definitely cure it. You can also buy pads with shims already attached, but they don't seem to be very common.

https://modernvespa.com/forum/post1349692#1349692
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This may work too?

https://amazon.com/gp/product/B006RA9E90/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3TGC5XRRCX4P2

I think you just cut them to size?

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Scooter West sells the shims for the back of the pads.
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