Tonyloz Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 Hi Any advice where i can get these pads for my 3a So many copies about! Thanks Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iain Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 Try Mintex themselves, i use their Classic product, excellent for fast road use. https://mintex.com/?lang=en-gbr Iain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John L Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 If your pads are the ones with 2 pin holes that hold the pad into the calliper, I think they should be the same as mine for my 5, I get them from Rally Design in Kent. Part number MGB633 but you will have to make the pin holes bigger to take the imperial pins. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monty Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 1144 often sqeal! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Boyd Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 1144 often sqeal! Not if they are bedded in correctly..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monty Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 Not if they are bedded in correctly..... Well I put on new discs with them & bedded in exactly as instructed by people who know & had very bad squealing despite trying various shims, different grease & whatever else anybody suggested! Went to 1109 material, squeal immediately gone & pads work as well as 1144! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Colin Fairhurst Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 Not if they are bedded in correctly..... Hi Tom, Please explain what the correct procedure is for bedding the pads in. Regards, Colin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Boyd Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 Hi Tom, Please explain what the correct procedure is for bedding the pads in. Regards, Colin 1. Clean discs with brake cleaner or other solvent. 2. 3/4 light applications 30mph down to 0mph. M1144; 3. 6/7 steady applications 70mph down to 30mph. M1155; 3. 8/9 steady applications 90mph down to 30mph. M1166; 3. 9/10 steady applications 90mph down to 30mph. 4. Leave to cool as long as possible (They now work from cold). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorsport Mickey Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 (edited) + 1 Tom on the mark again. And a home grown addition, if the disc have been polished by harsh use " glaze bust" the disc surface with 80 grit ( face mask please of course), both sides before commencing. Mick Richards Edited September 7, 2018 by Motorsport Mickey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Colin Fairhurst Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 Hi Tom and Mick, Thanks for that. Regards, Colin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewMAshton Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 (edited) Hello, I have Mintex 1144 and Revingtons DBA Discs on my 4a, followed the bedding in process to the letter, and anti squal pads and plenty of Copper Slip, I don't drive like a hooligan but I get brake squeal and it only seems to happen in built up areas with loads of people around, so slow speed braking, I am going back to my Green Stuff EBC, cheers, Andrew Edited September 8, 2018 by AndrewMAshton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
openroad Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 Hi all, try these. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/183421416916 Conrad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim D. Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 Mine squeely a bit but I quite like they way it alerts people to the presence of a small British sports car. Particularly those guys in big 4WD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris59 Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 (edited) Wow, Conrad, that's serious money ! I feel lucky to have a few sets of NOS pads (yes, with asbestos) on my cars and in stock. Edited September 8, 2018 by Chris59 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monty Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 Hello, I have Mintex 1144 and Revingtons DBA Discs on my 4a, followed the bedding in process to the letter, and anti squal pads and plenty of Copper Slip, I don't drive like a hooligan but I get brake squeal and it only seems to happen in built up areas with loads of people around, so slow speed braking, I am going back to my Green Stuff EBC, cheers, Andrew Exactly the same scenario as I had Andrew! I went to Mintex 1109 from Revington rather than the Green Stuff. How's lovely Harrogate by the way? We spent several visits up there a few years ago. Super area. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewMAshton Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 Hello Monty, Harrogate is fine, a bit wet today but it didn't stop me doing a couple of jobs on the car, never ending but I suppose that's why we own the cars!, Cheers, Andrew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john.r.davies Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 Tony, You could ask at Questmead, Brake and clutch specialists and Mintex suppliers: http://www.questmead.co.uk/index.php/mintex-racing John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike3md Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 I fitted a set of 1144 pads (NOT NOS!) which were bedded in as above. They were great, but annoyingly squealed at low speed in town. The shims were a bit corroded, so I bought and fitted a set of OE style anti squeal shims in stainless from TRE, together with a good smear of brake grease (Ceratec), and no problems since. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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