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Squeaky brakes..

concealedG36concealedG36 Member Posts: 3,566 ✭✭
edited June 2002 in General Discussion
I know this isn't about guns, but hey half the stuff on here isn't. So, anybody know anything about truck brakes? I just got my rotors and drums turned and got new shoes and pads installed on my Dodge Dakota. Now every time I apply brake pressure I get a squeak, sometimes really annoying and loud. Is there anything I can do about this? Or, is it a sign that the mechanic did a poor job? I don't have a whole lot of spare time to drive back to the shop if I can do something simple to correct it, but I have to admit its really beginning to get on my nerves now.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
G36



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  • KnifecollectorKnifecollector Member Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If you just had your rotors turned and new pads installed you should not have a squeaking noise. I would take it back and let them check it again. Better safe than sorry.
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  • RembrandtRembrandt Member Posts: 4,486 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Squeaking brakes generally are either wear indicators on the pads making contact with the rotor or vibration of the pad assembly where it makes contact with the piston...sometimes putting silicone on the back side of the pad will take care of this, Permatex makes a product for this. Cheap pads or not turning badly gouged rotors before reassembly can give similar problems.

    If the noise is coming from the drums, could be they didn't turn them or cheap shoes. Most times on older worn brakes this is where the rivets from the shoes are making contact with the drum.

    Edited by - Rembrandt on 06/03/2002 21:56:00
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  • 4wheeler4wheeler Member Posts: 3,441
    edited November -1
    I have put new pads on before that were guaranteed for life and the pads were extremely hard which caused them to squeak. Also there is a type of grease usually blue that comes with pads,you put it behind the pads against the metal part of pad and this helps keep them from squeaking. They may just need to to be broke in and noise will stop but I would check with mechanic to make sure there is not another problem,just my 2 cents.

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  • RembrandtRembrandt Member Posts: 4,486 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Quality of pads has a great deal to do with squeaking...Not all pads are semi-metallic, not all have slots or are chamfered like the original OEM's, make sure they are 100% shimmed and utilize premium constrained layer materials, not all are integrally molded. Like most things, you get what you pay for....
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  • COONASSCOONASS Member Posts: 2,068 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    hey G36.........Ya think they may have put some cheap chev pads on that bad dodge....couldn't help my self...............................
    If the rotors and drums along with new pads and it still squeaks something does not sound right.......How many miles have you put on the truck since the brake job??? Lay under the truck and feel the rotors, should be smooth as glass..........I would bring it back like KUC said.................

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  • 4wheeler4wheeler Member Posts: 3,441
    edited November -1
    that is silicone that is put behind pads not grease--duh!!!!!!!sorry about that.

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  • RugerNinerRugerNiner Member Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Rembrandt got this one right. Sometimes when new discs are put on, you press on the brake and get a high pitch sound from rapid vibration. Another remedy would be plastic shims that are made for this as a backing.

    quote: "or vibration of the pad assembly where it makes contact with the piston...sometimes putting silicone on the back side of the pad will take care of this, Permatex makes a product for this."

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  • RembrandtRembrandt Member Posts: 4,486 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    ...just one other possibility....the mechanic didn't use Snap-On tools...
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  • Ms. BeastMs. Beast Member Posts: 496 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Turn up the radio and be safe!
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  • Richie RichRichie Rich Member Posts: 439 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    as 4wheeler said did you have the blue goo put on??? also they are brand new and could just be dusty from first use. wait until the rotors are cool and hose them off really good and go for a ride.

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  • concealedG36concealedG36 Member Posts: 3,566 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks for all the advice. I've put about 300 miles on them now, I thought about the whole break-in period thing. I don't think that's working too well.

    I guess I'll take it back to the shop. And, by the way, I did go cheap on this one. The dealership wanted $400 to do it and I just couldn't see spending that kind of money for brakes. So, I took it to a brake shop and they only charged me $270. I know how to do it myself, I just work too much and don't have the time.

    I'll let you know what the mechanic says after I take it back to him.

    Thanks!!
    G36

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  • ccasey612ccasey612 Member Posts: 901 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If you have new pads they may just be very cheap bads. If they are GM pads they are. Break pads often have plastic and other things in them that will create a gloss on the rotors and cause a loud anoying squeak like rubbing glass together. My advise is to take it to pep boys and get the quiet stop pack for $130 and they will upgrade you pads and stop the spueak. I know this because I just bought a 2002 chevy Impala and it started squeaking after about 200 miles. Good luck.

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