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Old 01-05-2016, 04:55 PM   #1
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Rear brakes

Is there a preference for type of rear brake shoes to install on my 2005 GZ 250 ? I was going to install either the EBC organic or the grooved, unless someone has a better idea. I've had trouble with squeaking on my present ones.



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Old 01-05-2016, 07:30 PM   #2
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I would opt for the EBC grooved brake shoes. Don't know anything about organic shoes so here's hoping somebody will enlighten me.
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Old 01-05-2016, 07:42 PM   #3
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Thanks for the reply. I can't remember what I installed 2 years ago but never tried the grooved. I might just do it this time.



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Old 01-06-2016, 04:09 AM   #4
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Seems that changing rear brake shoes every two years seems a lot. What mileage are you doing? Mine often squeak when I set off for the first time in the day. A few hard presses of the pedal clears it up.
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Old 01-06-2016, 07:46 PM   #5
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rear brakes

I only put on about 4,000 mi a year but don't like it when they squeak and I want to change the brakes.



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Old 01-07-2016, 05:17 AM   #6
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I only put on about 4,000 mi a year but don't like it when they squeak and I want to change the brakes.
Sounds like your brake shoes are getting glazed. Alantf is right about a good hard use of the rear brake to burn off the glaze. You also loose a lot of braking power with glazed shoes.
Had a dirt bike that did the same thing. Loss of braking power was very noticeable. What I did was lightly sand blast the shoes and run some emery cloth around the brake drum to clean it up. Cheap and effective fix.
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