I have changed all my brake pads why are they still squeaking?

Question

1998 honda accord rotors are good brakes still squeak

rotors look good yes cheep brakes

Answer 1

The squeak may be caused by brake dust ... cheaper pads often produce a lot of brake dust which builds up & causes noisy brakes. Ceramic pads, while more expensive, produce less dust & noise. There is a spray you can get in most auto parts stores that reduces the dust ... getting rid of the noise:
http://www.valvoline.com/pages/products/product_detail.asp?product=53
... if it doesn't work, you might want to go to a brake specialist to evaluate your brakes.
Good Luck and Good health!

Answer 2

There are many possibillities for the brakes squeaking.
First of all, if your calipers are working, and are not sticking
or seized, then, check your discs, or rotors.are they shiny?
glazed? pitted? scored? if so, replace them with new ones.
secondly, the biggest mistake people make when they change their brake pads, is they often buy cheap pads.
how do you know if their cheap? just look at the pad, run
your finger over it. if it is hard, and rough, and looks
like a metallic pad, then your ok.the cheap pads have a
soft surface, and heat up very quickly. the metallic pads offer
complete braking satisfaction.however they may be a little hard on the discs and or rotors, their worth every cent, as you can stop on a dime.one more thing could help, is an anti squeal brake product. it comes in a small tube. apply it
liberally, on the inner side of the pads.when the rotors or discs heat up, as your driving,this liquid will heat up aswell,
and slowly drip from the pad, onto the surface of the rotor, or disc, thus eliminating the squeal.
as mentionned, this should help, providing, the discs are new,
secondly, the calipers are not sticking and the caliper sliding pins are well lubricated using an anti-seize brake compound or grease.and also brake pressure is very important.
if you press on the brake pedal, it should feel firm, and the pedal should be relatively high. if not, have system bled.
with hondas, the engine must be running when you bleed the brakes, as it is a hydraulic system.
MOST IMPORTANTLY!!!!!, NEVER RELY ON A JACK,
TO SUPPORT YOUR CAR. ALWAYS USE JACK STANDS.
hope this helps,
steve

Answer 3

He stole my thunder!! I think it is "bargain basement" brake pads. You cannot use cheap pads on an Accord because mostly organic pads (cheap) also don't have enough metal in the compound to dissipate heat away from the rotor, hence warped rotors and glazed pads, which will squeak all the time, whether using them or not! (I drive an '01 Accord EX --same brakes -- trust me, I tried it!)

Don't cut corners on something as important as your brakes. Bendix and Duralast have done well for me. Be prepared to pay about $35 for an "OEM" set. You will be pleased.

Answer 4

Did you install semi-metallic pads? They often squeek.

You may be able to relieve the problem by bedding the brakes: Run the car for a while, preferably in traffic so the brakes get hot. Find a quiet stretch of road, and bring the car up to 40mph. Then hit the brakes as hard as you can (make sure nobody is behind you).

If that doesn't work, you may have to live with it.

Answer 5

All sturdy solutions so some distance yet try this popular. there's a splash steel tab on the pads observed as a squealer which, while the pads get to a minimum risk-free thickness contacts the rotor and motives, you guessed it, a squealing sound. This little tab in many circumstances gets knocked out of whack for the duration of an deploy and desires to be pried lower back into line. no might desire to disassemble lower back, merely slide a screwdriver in and push it lower back till it sort of feels to be parallel. It happens greater in many circumstances than you will think of and sure, yours rather did the comparable factor as quickly as himself. fortunate my pal replace into there or i might nonetheless be scratching my head. Now i've got performed my manly duty and handed on the lore so sturdy success and silent braking.

Answer 6

u used aftermarket pads from autozone or someone like that didnt u? thats the cause...there much harder than the oem part and cause noise and will eat into a set of rotors pretty quick...either deal with it or get honda part...ive seen it a few hundred times here

Answer 7

You need to put Brake Lubrication on the shoes it usually comes with the pads.

Answer 8

They all do that unless you put on the lubricant. The squeaking is from the metal on metal contact!

Answer 9

did you put enough lubrication between the pads and rotors?

Answer 10

did you need to turn the routers too? and didn't? I had a truck once did everything and still squeaked. just the way it was. had to live with it.