brake noise!

[BAMSPE1901]

ok, so ive had this brake squeak for so long...squeaks at low speeds and when apply pressure, noise stops. got new pads and rotors turned in the front...STILL SQUEAKS! any suggestions?

Brandon

 

[COramprat]

Did you put silicone on the back of the pads? That helped mine a great deal. Autozone has it in a small packet for 99 cents.

 

[Avenger]

Damn man, I've got the same exact problem.

Last time I went to the store, I almost bought a can of stuff you spray on the rotor to stop squeaks. Problem is, my brakes don't squeak when I press the pedal, it squeaks when I don't. Maybe I should've tried that stuff

I already had a similar problem on my winter beater. Turned out the kind of spring that pushes the pads back when you release the pedal was missing. I looked on my Stang and they're all there so that's not the problem

Anyway, I'll definitely keep an eye on this thread to see if you find a solution to the problem.

 

[Mr_Q]

Same here fellas. I posted the exact same problem last week.

I'll keep watching too.

 

[wickedgt70]

Like coramprat asked...did you put silicon or gasket sealer on the back of the pads? That way, when the piston pulls back, the pad also pulls back from the rotor. Should solve most problems. Or get new pads.

 

[badazzbuick]

another thing to consider would be if they are "lifetime" warranty pads or an "extended life" pad .... these typically use metal in the pad material wich will cause a squeek and like someone else mentioned the .99cents for the lube at auto zone apply this to the back of the pad and the metal pieces that mount to the pad ... this helps with alot of brake chatter problems

 

[BAMSPE1901]

Like coramprat asked...did you put silicon or gasket sealer on the back of the pads? That way, when the piston pulls back, the pad also pulls back from the rotor. Should solve most problems. Or get new pads.

i had the shop put them on this time...didnt feel like taking up my saturday...so i'm sure they used the silicon. the squeak is VERY loud at 5-7 mph when i am not braking, and its driving me nuts!


there are only so many brake components, what the hell can it be??? at least i'm not the only one with this problem...


Brandon

 

[Avenger]

i had the shop put them on this time...didnt feel like taking up my saturday...so i'm sure they used the silicon.

I don't think this is a common procedure. IMO, most shops probably don't do it but I may be wrong. I'll try it on my car this weekend and let you know the results.

 

[jvpro]

I don't think this is a common procedure. IMO, most shops probably don't do it but I may be wrong. I'll try it on my car this weekend and let you know the results.

Has anyone tried the silicone? Does it really work? Cause I'm having the same problem as described above...

 

[merc123]

I had that in my Cougar. Only fix: replace rotors AND pads at the same time.

From what I understand is the rotors get some type of crystilization from the pads. Then what happens is the rotors transfers it to the pads. Even turning it won't get rid of it. The pads and rotors transfer this crystalization between each other and infects any new parts put on the car.

 

[Lowgrey]

Squeaky brakes

I took my car down to the local dealer and just had them do a warranty check on my car. Only costs $15 (compared to $70+/hour if you give them a specific problem to look at like brakes). The found my squeaking brakes. I had just put on new rotors and pads trying to get rid of the problem. They suggested having the rotors turned and using sandpaper on the brake pads to roughen them up. Then there is a "burn in" procedure for the brakes when you do a number of stops from 45 mph at moderate pressue and then a couple stops from 60 mph braking hard enough to activate the antilocks.

I'm going to try this today and see if it helps....