Brake squeak
Thread Starter
|
Elder User
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 640
Likes: 0
Brake squeak
I have noticed when putting the old girl in the garage that when it glides to a stop there is some squeaking on the right side. Sounds sort of like a pad wear indicator, but looking through the access hole shows lots of pad left.
Is there a cleaning proceedure I should do?
Thanks
Frank
Is there a cleaning proceedure I should do?
Thanks
Frank
Elder User
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 856
Likes: 0
From: Kansas City, Missouri
Dust gets trapped in and around the pads. If you feel like it you can take the wheels off and either take the hose to it or buy a can of brake cleaner and spray away. If that is the only time it is doing it I probably wouldn't worry about it.
<a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008_ZNxmk146YYUS' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/7/7_5_128.gif' border=0></a>
<a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008_ZNxmk146YYUS' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/7/7_5_128.gif' border=0></a>
Postmaster
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 3,248
Likes: 0
Pull the wheel off and visually inspect the wear of the pad and the verify the wear indicator on the pad is not touching the rotor. Also if the rotor has heat marks, or if the pads have heat marks, that would also cause the brake pads to squeak.
Senior User
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 113
Likes: 0
From: windsor ont canada
Take a serious look at both inner pads.I used to check with the wheel on and even though the outside pads look good the inners may be gone.
Last edited by matt_97xl; Aug 1, 2005 at 05:00 PM.
