UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.




                Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):

                                October 14, 2004




                            MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


New York                              0-19357                    16-0838627 
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(State of Incorporation)       (Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer
                                                             Identification No.)


200 Holleder Parkway, Rochester, New York                          14615  
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code               (585) 647-6400
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

           On October 14, 2004, Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. (the "Company")
           issued a press release annoucing its operating results for the
           second quarter ended September 25, 2004. A copy of the press
           release is furnished herewith.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

  (a)      Not applicable.
  (b)      Not applicable.
  (c)      The following is a list of exhibits furnished with this Current
           Report on Form 8-K:



Exhibit No.       Description
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   99.1           Press Release, dated October 14, 2004.



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.


                                            MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.
                                                   (Registrant)



October 14, 2004                            By:  /s/ John W. Van Heel   
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                                                 John W. Van Heel
                                                 Vice President-Finance