I had them changed around 2 and half weeks ago as they were very worn down. Does it take a while for the new brakes to adjust or is the squeeking down to the fact they were poorly fitted?
2007-03-20 03:59:24 · 17 answers · asked by Lucy B 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Sounds to me like they didn't clean the rotors when changing the pads, and brake dust has caused a problem. Take it back where the work was done.
2007-03-20 04:05:25 · answer #1 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi
If the brakes are new then the squealing will very highly likely be due to the back of the brake pad vibrating at a very high frequency against the calliper piston and what you are hearing is the resulting resonance.
The fix is to either fit anti-squeal shims or simply grease the backs of the pads.
Best wishes
Geordie
2007-03-20 08:03:39 · answer #2 · answered by Grizz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly a piston was not greased when the new pads were installed and this has stuck. Sometimes you need a shim pad to fill the small gap between the pad and piston. This often happens when not using manufacturer-specified pads, e.g. Ford pads for a Ford car. When you press on the brake pedal there is still a gap and this is what makes the squealing noise. Best go back to the garage that fitted the pads and get them to fix it - hopefully without charging you any more than what you already paid.
2007-03-20 04:12:47 · answer #3 · answered by Mac 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No.
That's the easy answer.
There could be a glaze over the rotors that is causing this.
Oil, coolant, dirt, tar, all this stuff gets onto the rotors as you drive down the road and get cooked into a glaze as the rotor heats up durring braking.
If your mechanic didn't prep the rotors before installing the new brake pads, that glaze got transfered to the pads.
I'd take it back to the mechanic, and ask him to take a look at it, and clean the rotors and brake pads.
Is could be as simple as spraying brake cleaner on them.
Also, he should have put a coating on the backside of the pads that reduces the sqealing.
2007-03-20 04:13:31 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
your callipers might need adjusting as they could of been put on too tight, it is possible that the garage fitted the wrong ones, new brakes normaly only need an hour or two to wear in and adjust to the break discs, take it back to the garage and make sure they rectify the problem as i wouldn't want you to have an accident due to failing or locking breaks, that probably won't happen after this amount of time but you are better to be safe than sory.
2007-03-20 04:11:04 · answer #5 · answered by CLAIRE BEAR 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That means that the brake pads installed are of a poor quality. It's always better to install factory recommended parts even if you have to spend a little more, in the long run you will avoid problems like this.
2007-03-20 04:08:27 · answer #6 · answered by gaban24 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The person who fitted your brakes should have smeared the back of the pads with a certain grease to prevent any squeaking. Suggest you go back and ask them about this.
2007-03-20 04:15:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you desire some copper grease on the lower back of the brake pads. in keeping with risk inadequate replace into utilized while the pads have been equipped. you are able to attempt to place a splash on in case you will get right of entry to the backs of the pads.
2016-10-19 04:05:32 · answer #8 · answered by seabrooks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a coating on the brakes, which squeaks while it is being worn away, it should stop soon. if not, contact the mechanic who fitted them
2007-03-20 04:08:06 · answer #9 · answered by anto687 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need to replace the brake pads
2007-03-20 04:07:37 · answer #10 · answered by okitodd 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋