Squeaky brakes, quick fix?

[Patti2912]

Hey guys, quick question,
My brakes are starting to squeak now and its getting pretty annoying.
I'm booked in at my mechanics for a service in a few weeks so i can wait until then to get them fixed, but was wondering if theres any kind of quick fix that would silent them for the mean time?

Cheers

[FstStig]

Try and get some anti-squeak onto the back of the break pad and the metal plate that goes onto it (Not the side the piston goes against) You could be due for new pads or rotors. Could just have a stone caught in the rotor.

[baza]

your brakes might have a lot of brake dust on the pads , you can wash the dust off with water . dont use compressed air , no good to breath in dust. also the pads may be glazed from use and heat . use some abrasive paper to deglaze the side of pad that contacts the disc rotors, hope this helps .

[Patti2912]

Thanks guys, ill try these out and hopefully it gets me by until service time
Thanks again.

[VT-565]

Does the squeak disappear when your foot is on the brakes?
If so, it could be the anti-rattle spring on the brake pad.
I had this problem once, took me a while to find it, but once i tracked it down, i bent the spring by hand, put the pads back in and away i went.

Just a thought

[RX25SE]

Remove the pads and apply a small amount of copper grease (Bursons sell it as anti sieze) to the leading edge of the pads. This is the small part of the metal backing plate that contacts the caliper bracket.

A bit of CRC anti squeak (again Bursons) thinly smeared in the back of the pad, where the caliper body squeezes the pad, will also help.

I install all brake pads this way, and have never had one squeal.

[Maxxiz]

Bugger the products,
Pull the pads out, get a file or emery paper and take the glaze off them (the shiny coating on them), whack them back in and ask your mechanic to machine your rotors.

[RX25SE]

Bugger the products,
Pull the pads out, get a file or emery paper and take the glaze off them (the shiny coating on them), whack them back in and ask your mechanic to machine your rotors.

What happens when the pads wear down and glaze up again?

Products are cheaper than removing metal from the rotors.

[Patti2912]

Does the squeak disappear when your foot is on the brakes?
If so, it could be the anti-rattle spring on the brake pad.
I had this problem once, took me a while to find it, but once i tracked it down, i bent the spring by hand, put the pads back in and away i went.

Just a thought

It generally squeaks during lighter braking, seems to get a little louder if i push my foot in a little more, where as if i brake a lot harder its pretty quiet. It's not one consident squeak so i feel that it may be one particular part on the rotor that squeaks everytime it goes around.

[hako]

What is wrong with a squeak anyway - it does not mean that the brakes are unroadworthy - many cars have squeaky brakes every now and then. However, the time proven method is to chamfer to leading and trailing edge of the pad...just a little. Plus a bit of a roughen up like Maxxiz says. But otherwise just live with it.

[Brett_jjj]

The only time Ive had problems with brake squeal was when I fitted cheap $25 pads from supercheap. I only bought them to get me through to payday until I could get some proper bendix or ferodo brand pads,anyway these cheap pads squealed heaps bad.But with the more expensive brake pads fitted,I never hear a noise from them.

[VrWagz1]

The only time Ive had problems with brake squeal was when I fitted cheap $25 pads from supercheap. I only bought them to get me through to payday until I could get some proper bendix or ferodo brand pads,anyway these cheap pads squealed heaps bad.But with the more expensive brake pads fitted,I never hear a noise from them.

I had no end to squeeling pads with the 1 and only set of Ferodos i bought. Never bought them since. Got a set of AcDelco's for the wagon an they would have to be the quietest pad i've ever had. They just never make a noise.

[Patti2912]

With all this being said, i did get a defect maybe around 3 months ago, and it ended up costing just over 2 and a half grand to get all the little things road worthied again. At that time my mechanic said i needed new pads ect, he offered to fit them with cheaper pads that were just passable to keep costs down as i was struggling to come up with that much money at such short notice, then booked me in for the service in a few weeks with intentions to replace everything again with better quality pads and fix anything else thats wrong.
Considering what was said above about cheap pads, im sure its just that, and replacing the pads in a few weeks with better quality ones should fix it right up.
Never had to deal with squeaky brakes before so had no clue which direction to take.
Thanks guys

[Brett_jjj]

I had no end to squeeling pads with the 1 and only set of Ferodos i bought. Never bought them since. Got a set of AcDelco's for the wagon an they would have to be the quietest pad i've ever had. They just never make a noise.

Its seems strange that youve had problems with the ferodo brand.I either use bendix or ferodo and Ive gone through plenty of both brands, and never had one problem with either one.

[Dave93]

I work at a european car dealer, we get squeaky brakes all the time, just yea take ya wheels off, undo the caliper, pull the pads out and well I use a bench grinder with a wirewheel just literally the lightest scrape on that on the face of the pad, bit of antiseize on the contact points and whack em back in. takes 20 mins to do (up to 45 mins for even the bluntest tool in the shed) and you should be fine..

PS. on another note, you really shouldn't grind brake pads in any way or for any reason because the dust is properly harmful for you, but yea... Should really use a file or some emery tape

[Patti2912]

I work at a european car dealer, we get squeaky brakes all the time, just yea take ya wheels off, undo the caliper, pull the pads out and well I use a bench grinder with a wirewheel just literally the lightest scrape on that on the face of the pad, bit of antiseize on the contact points and whack em back in. takes 20 mins to do (up to 45 mins for even the bluntest tool in the shed) and you should be fine..

PS. on another note, you really shouldn't grind brake pads in any way or for any reason because the dust is properly harmful for you, but yea... Should really use a file or some emery tape

Hey thanks mate, that seems pretty simple, ill suss it out

[RX25SE]

I work at a european car dealer, we get squeaky brakes all the time, just yea take ya wheels off, undo the caliper, pull the pads out and well I use a bench grinder with a wirewheel just literally the lightest scrape on that on the face of the pad, bit of antiseize on the contact points and whack em back in. takes 20 mins to do (up to 45 mins for even the bluntest tool in the shed) and you should be fine..

PS. on another note, you really shouldn't grind brake pads in any way or for any reason because the dust is properly harmful for you, but yea... Should really use a file or some emery tape

I would thing the antisieze is what is getting rid of most of the squeal. No harm in de-glazing though.