[TR] Squealing front brakes on TR3 after running for a while

[John Macartney]

I used to find that brake squeal on all my Triumphs over the years was usually
a 
build-up of brake dust that didn't properly escape from between the pad and
disc 
- and sometimes ineffective shims. If the problem was repetitive (and it
often 
was) I found that using a hacksaw to cut two diagonal slots down to the
backing 
plate on both pads so they vented at the top of the caliper cured the
problem 
permanently. The last set of pads I bought were 'green stuff' that
claimed not 
to tarnish the wheels with brake dust. It ticked that box but
squealed so badly 
I threw them out and went back to the older type of
asbestos-free pad.
 
Jonmac