disc brake squeal

[dave cullen]

whats the first thing to look for on an old Z that has

(a) brake squeal on braking and

(b) squeaking from front wheel?

the pads dont seem to be binding or anything and braking is good;

any advice appreciated

[Tall_order]

Copper slip on the back of the pads?

[000zeds]

Pack Copper Grease behind floating brake pad and smear a little around edges. Also make sure caliper is sliding properly on shafts.

[Geoff Meager]

Like they have said .... keep it well greased with copperslip ... because it don't take long to build up with brake dust ( more with drilled disc )

[Dark Skies]

The pads might be glazed. You could try roughing them up a bit with coarse sandpaper laid on a flat surface (steel sheet / plate glass).

[ROZZER]

Have you got the metal shims in? My Z1b squeeled like a stuck pig until I sourced the shim (missing from my caliper) with coppaslip now squeek free.