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Rubbing front breaks

I had a front brake noise issue with my 05 King and the dealer did a couple of things, but nothing cured it completely. He swapped the pads from side to side and chamfered the edges.
 
Chamfering the leading edge of the pads lightly with a file can help. Also putting thin layer of copper/antisqueal compound on the backing can help...! There was even a service bulletin for those who had dual disc front brakes to swap the discs "opposite" of the normal L & R orientation. All this implying that "--they all do it..." NOT...just a difficult thing to stop brake noise.

Bottom line, if you hear light swish...NORMAL...heavy drag, moan or squeal...BAD! Make sure the friction material is at least 1/32 of an inch from the backing plate.
 
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