Fed up with my brakes and my mechanics
08-10-2013, 08:01 PM
#11
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08-11-2013, 02:07 AM
#12
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Ok guys well my car is due for some maintenance anyways so I'll talk to my guy about the pads being glazed and possibly needing a replacement. It's so hard to find competent mechanics in smaller, isolated towns.
08-11-2013, 04:55 PM
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I remember how hot SC gets.....hottest summer I ever had was in Columbia in 86 while attending USC.
08-13-2013, 09:30 AM
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for whatever reason my gen Mustang (08) squeals also. One day I squirted some brake cleaner fluid on the rotors and pads best I could(with the wheel still on) and the sound went away for a day at best. So cheap pads make noise. Did the engineers miss this? I put the cheapest pads and rotors on a 93 Saturn and never had noise. Its just Ford.
08-13-2013, 10:52 AM
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I have had squeaking breaks on EVERY car I have ever owned after a brake job. I went as far as to getting OEM pads and rotors from Newtakeoff for my 06 and had the dealer install them. They ended up squeaking, but good news, it was only CONSTANTLY as I engaged them from a slow roll. After multiple visits to the dealership with only 1-2 week resolutions at a time (plus me doing all the suggested bedding proceedrues I could find), I gave up. I have almost come to the conclusion that when it's time for new brakes, it's time for a new car 
. The squeaking had me ready to bail out of the car on the highway and let it coreen into an overpass support 
. Traded that car for my 2013 and got lower payments...
. The squeaking had me ready to bail out of the car on the highway and let it coreen into an overpass support . Traded that car for my 2013 and got lower payments...
08-13-2013, 11:10 AM
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08-14-2013, 06:35 AM
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I would suspect the pads were not ever properly bedded
into the new rotors.
This will cause squeeling because the new pads will glaze
over pretty quick.
into the new rotors.
This will cause squeeling because the new pads will glaze
over pretty quick.
08-14-2013, 07:10 AM
#19
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If all else fails, I use CRC De-Squeak. It sprays on the rotor.
"Metalic formula fills grooves and imperfections in the friction surface that commonly cause squeaks and squeals".
It comes in a spray can, think I got it from NAPA. I've used it as a last resort, seems to get rid of the squeals for about 6 months to a year.
Make sure you don't spray it on anything but the rotors, it may not be able to be cleaned off metal or paint.
"Metalic formula fills grooves and imperfections in the friction surface that commonly cause squeaks and squeals".
It comes in a spray can, think I got it from NAPA. I've used it as a last resort, seems to get rid of the squeals for about 6 months to a year.
Make sure you don't spray it on anything but the rotors, it may not be able to be cleaned off metal or paint.
08-14-2013, 07:13 AM
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Better control over the caliper pressures.
SS lines expand less than the OEM rubber ones.
Its easier to modulate the brakes.
Like uncooked spaghetti compared to cooked spaghetti.