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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Northern California
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Bikes: Cheltenham-Pedersen racer, Boulder F/S Paris-Roubaix, Varsity racer, '52 Christophe, '62 Continental, '92 Merckx, '75 Limongi, '76 Presto, '72 Gitane SC, '71 Schwinn SS, etc.
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I don't believe that any modern Shimano pads will fit in those brake pad holders, and mine are newer than yours as they are blue-grey painted.
I just went through trying to replace the pads in my ~1992 7402 pad holders, and those were a no-go. I had to use bench-vise force to even remove the old pads, and the new replacements did not seem willing.
I gave up and fitted basic Jagwire pads with their basic steel holders, these work great on the finicky CTL-370 rim surfaces. I tried several different pads before the Jagwires, and all but the Jagwire pads would quickly glaze and squeal loudly on the CTL-370 anodized sidewalls.
Actually the Shimano pads didn't squeal at all, but hardly stopped the bike, either.