| Author | Message | ||
     Brian Goodner (Bluewater) Member Username: Bluewater Post Number: 55 Registered: 03-2003 |
My brakes squeal alot and i've tried some brake quitener but it didn't seem to help. Should i just get new pads? | ||
| gp (Garrett) Senior Member Username: Garrett Post Number: 2125 Registered: 10-2001 |
so you used some anti-squeel on the back of the pads when you installed them? if not it is good practice to do that. what kind of pads....organics? | ||
| Brian Goodner (Bluewater) Member Username: Bluewater Post Number: 60 Registered: 03-2003 |
yep i put the anti sqeel on there. organics in the front and semi metallic in the back | ||
| Chris Marcel (Gumarcel) Senior Member Username: Gumarcel Post Number: 561 Registered: 11-2002 |
Mine squeled for about 6 months and just stop. Sometimes it will happen randomly. My brakes are fine. Could just have shat it them. | ||
| Tony Zuniga (Tony23007) Member Username: Tony23007 Post Number: 90 Registered: 05-2003 |
Brian, how is your truck? how old are your rotors and when was the last time you changed the brake pads? I ask this questions becuase I was suffering from the same thing. If your rotor is damaged or has deep grooves you will get very loud squeels almost every time you stop. Also if you rotors are old and you just installed brand new brake pads, sometimes the outer lip of the rotor matched with a brand new pad can make it squeek, you'll just have to wait for your new pads to adapt to the old rotor, finally some brake pads specially stock are made out of very hard materials that sometimes make the brakes squeak, the dealer told me to wear them down by finding a long road getting the car up to speed and wear the pads down by braking hard a few times. Hope this helps | ||
| Matthew Gibson (Mattgibson) New Member Username: Mattgibson Post Number: 29 Registered: 06-2003 |
My brakes squeal at normal highway speeds ever since I put new pads on (Mintex from AB) both front and back. My rotors were not turned and of course had deep grooves in them but are well within spec. I'll try the anti squeal stuff. Is this normal to squeal at highway speeds without the brakes on? Have checked them and seem fine, I'll try putting some heavier springs on them. Maybe that will work. | ||
| Matt Williams (Ltmatt007) Member Username: Ltmatt007 Post Number: 50 Registered: 02-2003 |
they will squeal you cant stop it, either roll up the windows or get used to it. Do your brakes work well? Be happy if they do and forget the squeal, you could have bigger problems.--Matt | ||
| Brian Goodner (Bluewater) Member Username: Bluewater Post Number: 76 Registered: 03-2003 |
i bought new pads and it stopped thanx anyways | ||
| slider (Slider) New Member Username: Slider Post Number: 19 Registered: 04-2003 |
FWIW: Take out the pads and grind down a 45 degree bevel on the leading edge of the pad... You, and anyone who reads this won't be sorry... | ||
| Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Senior Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 295 Registered: 02-2003 |
I havent ridden in a Rover whose brakes didnt squeel |
