Someone tell me why my NEW Brakes are squeaking!!!!!!!!!

[King$nake]

Its driving me nuts! They are stock brakes. I replaced the rear pads in my garage two weeks ago, after the the old pads had just barely gone metal-to-metal, and wore a slight groove in the rotor. I figured it was no biggy so I slapped new pads on there. And everything works absolutely perfect, except coming to a stop, my brakes squeak, and it is driving me f'in nuts. Is it because there is a slight groove in the rotors? please help, need to fix it!!!!

 

[BrooklynBay]

What brand of pads, and rotors do you have? If the rotors have deep grooves, then it should be cut down in a machine shop before using them with new pads. Did you use anti squeal on the pad backings before installing them on the rotors?

 

[King$nake]

What brand of pads, and rotors do you have? If the rotors have deep grooves, then it should be cut down in a machine shop before using them with new pads. Did you use anti squeal on the pad backings before installing them on the rotors?

The only thing I did before the install was wiped brake grease all over the back of the pads and the inside of the calipers. all the contact points had grease put on. They are some cheapo $20 pads, and the rotors are OEM ford

 

[BrooklynBay]

Was that grease anti squeal, or ordinary bearing grease?

 

[King$nake]

Was that grease anti squeal, or ordinary bearing grease?

anti-squeal

 

[BrooklynBay]

I would recommend using only the Wagner SX series semi metallic pads, or the Performance Friction carbon metallic pads. There are 2 types of anti squeal. The blue stuff has to get tacky, or a little hard before installing it. The synthetic type could be installed right away. Maybe the pads were installed before that stuff hardened, or it could be bad quality pads.

 

[allen820]

I've done the same thing with just slapping pads over a small grove -- certainly not the best practice, but that is likely not what is causing your problem. I like a product called Sly-Glide (if I spelled it right). Put on the back of pads and on the pins helps. I am thinking though that the cheapo pads are probably the problem. Others have mentioned good brands to use. I would add Raybestos or PBR to the list.

Allen

 

[ExplorerDMB]

get your rotors resurfaced and sand down the surface of the pads (so its even and "new") and then see what happens

-Drew

 

[Real Deal2]

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[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! Please post questions about stereos in the radio section of this forum.

 

[David Suesz]

I have my third set of pads,

A set of Motorcrafts, on front and rear, and forgot to put the anti-squeak on the second set. Never heard one squeak. Three original untouched rotors, the remaining one, a $34 item from Advance Auto, also dosen't give me any trouble. The Motorcraft pads don't cover my wheels with black dust, either.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Quality parts last longer than the cheaper parts, and work more reliably. When you compare the cost of the more expensive parts, the down time of the vehicle during a repair, and the ease of mind knowing that you don't have to redo work unnecessarily, it comes out cheaper to use the better quality parts the first time.