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« on: 09 February 2013, 17:26:13 »
My mate put new rear brake shoes in his Focus-due to squeaking - his new ones doing same ??? so what's up-any ideas-springs are new too
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Re: rear brakes
« Reply #1 on: 09 February 2013, 19:44:53 »
Did he lightly sand the surfaces to de glaze  :) Or can sham fer edges of shoes .
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Re: rear brakes
« Reply #2 on: 09 February 2013, 20:08:23 »
He said he chamfered them- :y
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Re: rear brakes
« Reply #3 on: 09 February 2013, 20:24:26 »
Yep it's a feature, good quality shoes help and good fitting is key but they tend to still squeak.

don't forget to make sure there is slack in the handbrake
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