graeme Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 I have been plagued with front brake squeal ever since rebuilding my car 6 years ago, and despite trying different brake pads, soft backing pads, anti squeal shims, copperslip, etc, I have not been able to get rid of it, but did reduce it by using Mintex 1144 pads which, IMHO, are far better that greenstuff. Today, I went to replace the pads and I noticed that on the offside, the two pads had worn at a slight angle. This I assumed was because the caliper was sitting at an angle to the disc. After some investigation I noticed that the caliper mounting lugs had been powder coated and I wondered if that was the problem. I cleaned the coating off the lugs and fitted the caliper back on and put new pads in. Been for a test drive and guess what, totally silent brakes, Result!! Hope this may help others who have squeaky brakes. Graeme. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonlar Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 Hi Graeme, were the pads both worn more on the leading edges or parallel to each other - if both worn on same edges, the pads probably have just a bit too much room to move - you may get a very slight knock or clunk sound if braking in reverse, or wheel bearings require adjusting slightly. If parallel wear then it could be caliper slightly off - was the powder coating even thickness or noticably thick on one or other lug? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graeme Posted June 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Hi Jon, The pads where worn parallel to each other. It was difficult to tell if the coating was thicker on the top mounting, but it did seem to take longer to remove it. Cheers Graeme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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