squeelin brakes, an idea...... Options

[Eddo456]

Hey everyone, i was wondering if anyone had this problem besides me. I was giving it some thought, and after examining both of my front brakes, applying hte anti-squeel goo, and still no sucess, would it help maybe if i eliminated the metal shims in between the caliper and the pad??? has anyone tried this, or anything else to get rid of their break squeel, or what have you guys done when you replaced your break pads?? Any suggestions would be great, maybe new disks?? just not too sure here, but any help would be great

[95STHATCH]

Did you recently replace your brake pads,if so thats always been the norm for me. Just take it easy on the brakes for a week or two and your noise should be gone, sometimes it takes a little while for the pads to get broken in. If they are old pads but they still have some thickness to them maybe they have crystalized from heavy braking(this however rarely ever happens). The shims you are talking about need to stay on there,if you took them off you noise would be louder and you would likely experiance more vibration when braking. You could try to get some anti squeel shims at your parts store,I've never had any luck with that anti squeel paste.

[96stcoupe]

I have had a lot of luck with spray on Disc Quiet.

[Digndoug]

I have pretty much the same prob, every day when i get in my car in the morn and bake out my brakes make noise bad for the first 2-3 times i brake but after that, is just sometimes when im driving they start again a little... i checked the pads and tthere perfect....

[Rivo]

duct tape on the back of the pads, then put the anti-squeal on the tape

[Eddo456]

hey thanks all, i have had these new pads for at least 3 months now, and it started about a week after they were put on, and it is every single time i break, extremely loud. I am not sure about the duct tape on hte breakpad, wouldn't it effect breaking or couldn't it start a fire due to the extreme heat?? well, i'll try the anti squeeling pads too, if anyone has anymore comments it would be great to hear them

[98GTHatchChick]

my brakes do that same thing, only when I'm starting out of the driveway. I had them inspected and they still have 60% left on front and back so I don't worry about it.

[R-03]

i've installed countless sets of brake pads, from small compacts to 4wd 1-ton pickups. they all experience this, it's not the quality of the pad that causes this. many of the aftermarket pads are semi-metallic. that means that they have metal particals embedded into the material itself, which can be easily seen and felt on the pad. these pads will give you longer brake life, you just have to deal with the ocassional noise. they are all supposed to be anti-squeal, but due to the metal flakes, rust does build between the pad/rotor, thus the noise. the spray does work to keep the pads from creating noise due to shifting in the bracket which would create a knock, and small vibrations that do cause a low pitched sound. but the pad surface itself will still do it, which will drive you crazy. what you need to do is get a ceramic brake pad, which has ceramic particles instead of metal, eliminating the rust, which in turn eliminates the noise. they are a bit more expensive, last about the same, but do not squeal. there is also a pad that is made from all natural fibers that does not make noise, or dust, it's an organic pad. it's quite a bit cheaper than the other two, it just doesn't last as long.
1-ceramic
2-metallic/semimetallic
3-organic
i recommend you spray all these, the shims aren't all that good, alot of times they slip down the caliper and rub on the hub part of the rotor. i've done hundreds of brake jobs literally, i know what i'm talking about. i'll take the pepsi challenge any day. i recommend the ceramic. sorry for making this long, but if you take my words, you'll be happy. i get my brakes thru napa, some chains don't carry all these. R...03

[Junior]

This is a simple problem to cure. Most people don't take the time to do breaks right. You have to put anti-seize on the back of both pads. In addition, you have to clean the rust off the clips and the channel the pads slide, then put anti seize inside the channel. Problem solved.