Hi folks;
New rear pads and new front discs, but where does the squeal
come from. Starting to give me the willies.
Peter
tRevHead - 09 Nov 2003 22:42 GMT
Did you have the rotors machined before putting in the new pads? A shiny
rotor surface will cause the brakes to squeal.
tRev.
> Hi folks;
> New rear pads and new front discs, but where does the squeal
> come from. Starting to give me the willies.
>
> Peter
Jason James - 15 Nov 2003 02:17 GMT
> Hi folks;
> New rear pads and new front discs, but where does the squeal
> come from. Starting to give me the willies.
>
> Peter
The idea of anti-squeal shims which sit between the piston and the pad is to
provide a slightly offset force which tensions the pad stopping any harmonic
vibration. There are other causes such as glazed disc-surface or lots of
pad-dust getting between the disc and pad allowing room to vibrate when the
brakes are applied.
Extra hard etallic pads tend to be noisy also.
Jason
aussieblu - 15 Nov 2003 11:19 GMT
Most pads squeal it's just usually at a frequency you can't
hear.
Cures:
Always lightly sand the disk to remove glaze with fine emery
paper before fitting new pad.
Always use CRC Stop Squeak a pink adhesive goo you put on the
back of the pad and on the shims works in 99% of cases. If it
does not you can:
a) Chamfering the lead edge of the pads (cut of about 4mm at 45
degrees; or
b) Cut a radial groove into the centre of the pad (i.e in the
same direction as a wheel spoke) to within a few mm of the
backing plate.
Some good pads already have the chamfers and grooves.

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aussieblu - 17 Nov 2003 14:02 GMT
see:also the links I posted here
http://www.fordforums.com/showthread.php?t=21830&highlight=brakes

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