brake help

[ramair6]

hey guys its been like 2 months i have been living with my brakes squealing and i have been to 2 different places and they say my rotors and pads r fine. so i am gonna take matters in my own hands i have a can of brake quiet for discs and they say to take the pads off and all , has anyone used this stuff before?

[hockeyman]

I used it once before, but it only solved my problem temporarily. The squeal came back about a week later.
I needed to get my rotors turned, and I replaced my brake pads. They didn't squeal after that.

-Marc

[ramair6]

how many miles did your have on your rotors and pads b4 u replaced them?

[mcjoslyn]

Brake sqealing usually means that the pads aren't contacting the rotor evenly, which can be worn pads, warped rotors, sticking calipers, etc. or it can be caused by brake dust build-up behind the pads so that the brake pressure doesn't apply evenly across the pad and they vibrate or squeal. You may want to pull the calipers and clean everything thoroughly before you sink any money into replacement parts.

[hockeyman]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by ramair6:
how many miles did your have on your rotors and pads b4 u replaced them?<hr></blockquote>

My rotors had about 50k, and pads had about 25k. This is going back to the year 2001. After Dec of 01', I replaced all of my rotors, and installed ceramix pads on all 4 corners.
No squeals or brake dust since... :D

-Marc

[ramair6]

hey guys the mechanic said there is like a film from tire cleaner or dressing on the rotors which can cause break squeal , so i am havin my rotors done , do u think this will stop the problem? worth a shot i guess

[FireFighter]

if its just got stuff on it clean them your self with brake cleaner, but with the heat temp rotor see i dont see how anything like that could be on their

[HAZ-Matt]

They didn't happen to tell you if the pads were glazed over did they? That can cause sqeaking. If so you cange t a little sand paper and sand the glaze off.

[ramair6]

hey guys i just got my hawk brake pads from tire rack and plan on installing them soon, by the way i just got my rotors resurfaced and all should i get new ones but seem to be fine. what do u guys think?

[Blizzard96]

I have kind of the same problem. My brakes only make a small squeeking noise when I either press on the brake or take my foot off, but only for a second. The noise doesn't drag...it just squeeks once.

I know my front rotors are warped, I haven't looked at the front pads. I replaced the rear pads a month ago...

[ramair6]

hey guys just letting u all know that i got my hawk brake pads all four on and now there r no more squeaks [img]smile.gif[/img] def happy now i dont have to put up with that anymore , anyone know the proper way of breaking them in?