Brake squeal??
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From: AK
Brake squeal??
Anybody elses brakes squeal? When I come to a complete stop (especially when stopping downhill) I can hear mine from inside the cab with the windows up and everything... not sure whats going on or if there's anything I can do to keep it from making noise. Truck has 8500 miles and the brakes work fine besides making a racket.
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From: Central Florida
If you are lucky, if you follow breakin procedure for pads, you should be able to eliminate some of it. It will break up some of the hard glaze. Another trick that works well is to apply a brake pad glue (basically, rubber cement) to the back of the pad so it sticks to the caliper.
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From: Utopia
You may have a rock stuck between the disc and the caliper. This happens to me quite often. Throwing it in reverse usually works as the rock pops right out. You can hear it clink. The other method that works when reverse fails is slamming on the breaks hard enough to engage the abs. This crushes the rock and it falls out. Then no more squeak.
