JeffinCO

On the brakes I've done, they give you some blue anti-squeal goop that you put on the pads where they touch the caliper.

...maybe he missed the goop ...

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DRS112

Really? I've never put anything on them...never even heard of it....I always thought the idea was to remove as much grease and oil as possible...

Lolli

I know! The fool took it out of town and brought it back empty!! My dad calls him GFN - good for nothing ...in a loving way of course

Lolli

Yeah, but I don't want to hear squealing every time I brake though especially in the summer with the windows rolled down. I'm taking it to the guy on Saturday

I googled it and came across something similar as well...who knows. According to them (my dad and the mechanic) they couldn't hear anything squealing which is total BS considering I every it every other time I brake, my dad likes to think I imagine things.

JeffinCO

yep on disk brakes Ive had the pads come with a little packet of the stuff. The idea is to put it around the "ring" that touches the steel on the back of the pad. (of course, the front of the pad should be clean).

The biggest part of a disk brake job for me has been the special clamp tool that squeezes the caliper so that you have space for a new thick pad. kid of a dirty job, breaking the allen bolts can be rough, but then its smooth sailing.

...but I do know they call the stuff "brake anti-squeal" so I imagine thats what they do when its missed.

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DRS112

ahh...I thought you were saying you put it on the front of the pads

yeah...those calipers that require that cheap special tool can suck a fucking nut....I like the ones where all you need it a C-clamp.

K2Flex

Some squeal, some don't. It has alot to do with the friction material in which the pads are made with. Also, be sure you did get new rotors. It is possible they may have been "turned", which is basically machining off the surface to get a "new", smooth surface for the pad to grab. The trade off with that is cost, but also reliability. A few panic stops, or hard driving will destroy that surface, and you will be forced to buy new rotors.

I personally use ceramic pads on my truck and drag race car, and have never had a problem. For my truck, I am always towing 10,000 lbs, and I have yet to have a problem, and these ceramic pads lasted much longer than the factory pads with the same abuse! They do cost a little more, but it's well worth it in longetivity and abuse. Espically when it comes to slowing down from a 9.40-50 second pass at 130+ mph in a 1/4 mile in my drag car, and you have about 500 feet to stop and turn off into the return lane!

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jdanton

There was a time frame when brake replacement pads squealed. It was right after they stopped using asbestos.

I haven't found this to be a problem in my more recent brake repairs.

It's been my impression that they found a suitable replacement for the asbestos that doesn't squeal. However, what they did with all those pads that had already been made is an open question.

This is why it is not always a good idea to have a friend do the work; it's harder to go back and yell at him.

It is also possible, no matter who does the work, to get a defective anything, even if it's new.

Having had the experience of failed brakes, it would be my opinion to check this out. Even if you spend some money to do so, it sure beats having the car not stop when you want it to.

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PursuitOfHappinessParty

A day or two and it should've stopped. That's the uneven meeting between the pad and the rotor. It has to have time to 'wear'.

You sound like you got cheap brake-pads.

Could also be a 'hanging' pad- caused by a faulty spring, improperly tightened bolts, or a bad slave-cylinder (caliper).

Does the car 'pull' to one side or the other when you brake? If you don't feel it pull to one side, or a pulsing feeling in the steering wheel and/or brake pedal then you're probably fine.

However, I say that because I can check mine out thorougly. That you cannot means you MUST have them checked.

That blue gel crap is crap. You cannot stop the sqealing by applying something onto a surface that wears away by design!

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PursuitOfHappinessParty

Just for fun, check your brake fluid too. Low level could reduce the pressure in the system and leave the brakes touching the rotor ever-so-slightly.

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