stlunatics2oo3 Posted September 19, 2002 Report Share Posted September 19, 2002 yeah i bought new brakes for my cutlass an 89 and the drivers side front brake is makin a squeakand iunno why it is i put new rotors on when i changes tires so please tell me it is squeaking when i stop and teh noise is driving me nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaD Posted September 19, 2002 Report Share Posted September 19, 2002 Well, since your car doesn't have the 94+ rear brakes, your front are probably doing like 70% of the braking, and if you have cheap pads, they make the rotors overheat and warp. So yea, maybe your rotors are kinda warped. If you DO have cheap pads, I've heard good things about "performance friction carbon metallic brake pads", and ?ceramic? ones as well. You might need to buy new rotors or have them re-surfaced. That is, if they ARE warped... -MaD- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlunatics2oo3 Posted September 19, 2002 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2002 my bad i read that and it didn't make sense okay i have new brake pads and rotors i put on maybe 5 miles ago so iunno why it is squeaking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 19, 2002 Report Share Posted September 19, 2002 Could've got dirt on the pads or rotors when putting them in. That will cause them to squeek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlunatics2oo3 Posted September 19, 2002 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2002 so should i just spray some brake cleaner in there or what Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaD Posted September 19, 2002 Report Share Posted September 19, 2002 Well, if you JUST put on new pads and rotors then this may just be the "break-in" period. I think it usually takes like a couple hundred miles before the brakes actually set in, and until then, they'll usually make some noise. -MaD- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 19, 2002 Report Share Posted September 19, 2002 so should i just spray some brake cleaner in there or what Let it go for a while and if it doesn't go away then I'd pull the caliper off and spray everything off. Did you put any disc brake quiet grease on the backs of the pads before installing them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlunatics2oo3 Posted September 20, 2002 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2002 no i didn't should i of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 20, 2002 Report Share Posted September 20, 2002 Yes, you should of. I didn't use it once and the first place I went was to get some of it. Couldn't take the squealing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlunatics2oo3 Posted September 20, 2002 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2002 yeah mine is squeakin so i will have to take teh whell off and do it lol and see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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