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Sure enough the guide pins were loose. Right front required almost a half turn before coming tight, left about a quarter turn. Just had to guess as to torque since all I did was pull the wheel, peel back the rubber cover, and put a 17mm wrench on it.

The PO's "mechanic" touched a lot of things and everything I've looked at so far has been screwed up to some degree. There were new pads on the front - should have guessed.

Can't belive I've put this off for so long since it's such a simple fix (and the price was right too).