breaks

[aussietim]

morning all
my breaks on my vy started to make some noise
had it checked and the bloke said it was just break noise and will not go away
the pads are only 2 months old
is there anything i can do??
Thanks

[m1lky]

Did you have them fitted? If so take it back to whoever did it and tell them to fix it. If you bought them and did it yourself go talk to the retailer but I don't know how far you'll get, they'll probably say it was an installation fault

[aussietim]

they were done at a shop but the shop is 6 hours away
there bendex not cheep ones
would changing them around help
or do i just buy a new set of pads

[m1lky]

Did the place that fitted them skim the discs?

[aussietim]

couldnt tell u mate they were done the day before i picked up the car

[m1lky]

Skimming them may help. Can't guarantee it though.

[Calaber]

What sort of noise are they making? Is it a scraping sound or more like a squeal? Were the brakes noisy when you first picked up the car?

A scraping sound could be a small stone caught in a pad. A squealing sound is possibly caused by "pad glaze", which happens when you have really hard pads. They need lots of heat to work effectively and can be too hard for street use. They develop a polished surface, or glaze, which then leads to less effective brakes and squealing. Glazing can also be caused by a seized caliper, which leaves at least one pad running firmly against the rotating disc at all times. This polishes the surface of the disc and causes glazing.

Either job means take all the pads off and inspect them.

[aussietim]

its a squealing ill do it today will i have to get them machined or can i do something elce
they are hard pads

[Munz]

does it squeal under light breaking/hard breaking?
You could possibly try to get her up to 100km and stand on the brakes do this a few times always helps me with brake squeal

[Calaber]

its a squealing ill do it today will i have to get them machined or can i do something elce
they are hard pads

You can break the glaze by taking the pads out and rubbing them on a nice flat smooth concrete floor for a few seconds. Don't do it too long or you'll just wear the pads down. They will leave a dust mark on the concrete that will sweep away easily. You might find you have to do this every now and then because unless your driving is hard enough for the pads to reach their optimum working temperature, they will glaze over again.