Dec 9, 2008 - 3:45 PM
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my front right has been squeaking like the hell and i cant seem to find the problem.
took the brakes out and cleaned them with brake cleaner and applied that brake contact grease thing that's supposed to help ease squeal. that dont work...... looked and check the brake pad clips and bent them to they fit really snug on the brake caliper bracket. i lightly scuffed my rotor and pad to see if there is any type of glazing that could make a noise or what ever. scuffed both sides of the rotor depressed the piston on both sides and blead the brake system while i was there and still the front right (pass side) still squeals. it squeaks especially when i apply the brakes at lets say 5%, and it squeaks when ever i turn to the left at about 3-15 degrees its getting really annoying, i dont have old brakes, just changed them recently, rotors were resurfaced at that time also. where is the noise coming from?!?!?!?! **could cheap brake shims that came with the new brake pads cause the squeaking??? -------------------- I don't normally drive fast, but when I do its on a curvy section of this island
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Dec 11, 2008 - 12:21 PM
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I don't have ABS either (which is fine by me, it's one less sensor problem to worry about) and I have ceramic pads, so it's definitely not a dust issue. Mine is a different squeal than dust-squeal or brake shim squeal. I have two shims on each pad, by the way.
Mine really isn't a squeal sound - I don't know a better word for it though. It sounds like a tiny version of the sound tractor trailors make when they brake. It's that semi-high pitched but "gutteral" sound. I really think it's the rotors generating the sound. It has occurred to me that I could have a bad wheel bearing that's causing the rotor to sit unevenly or something. There's no indication of warping, and the drums, when I pulled them to do the disc swap... crap, actually, come to think of it, the shoes off that wheel had worn down differently than the other wheel. Hmm. Maybe it is a bad wheel bearing? What other symptoms might there be? -------------------- ![]() |
808celica brake squeal help Dec 9, 2008 - 3:45 PM
LewFX is your rotor warped? Dec 9, 2008 - 4:59 PM
808celica im hoping not. im trying to think cheap things ATM... Dec 9, 2008 - 5:43 PM
GriffGirl I have the same problem with my rear passenger bra... Dec 9, 2008 - 7:07 PM
808celica fo'real???
well im thinking the same thing...... Dec 9, 2008 - 7:31 PM
samir0189 My left front side does the same thing, only on a ... Dec 10, 2008 - 4:16 PM
808celica sure thing man hopefully i dont have warped rotor... Dec 10, 2008 - 5:46 PM
samir0189 I dont think its warped rotors, i have new brembo ... Dec 11, 2008 - 12:14 AM
LewFX well ive been through it all with brakes...my big ... Dec 11, 2008 - 12:54 AM
Random_Stranger sometimes they just need cleaning (Use a vacuum if... Dec 11, 2008 - 1:18 AM
lagos I had/have this problem as well.
Mine were gettin... Dec 11, 2008 - 2:40 AM
808celica Ahhh i see now i only have 1 shim per pad on each... Dec 11, 2008 - 4:49 AM
samir0189 ive got the hawk hps pads on, they are really dust... Dec 11, 2008 - 10:52 AM
LewFX theres suppose to be 1 shim on the back of each pa... Dec 11, 2008 - 11:30 AM
808celica QUOTE (LewFX @ Dec 11, 2008 - 6:30 A... Dec 11, 2008 - 12:59 PM
playr158 HPS pads can make some noise Dec 11, 2008 - 11:33 AM
RickJamesBish My drums squeal/squeak like crazy, but only when c... Dec 11, 2008 - 12:38 PM
Sinyk Mine squeal pretty bad and I thought it had to do ... Dec 11, 2008 - 2:06 PM
808celica well i just went to my local parts store.........
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lagos go to your local toyota dealer. they have a shim k... Dec 12, 2008 - 7:59 AM
808celica yups imma just do that. but first the water has to... Dec 12, 2008 - 8:32 PM![]() ![]() |
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