Front brakes squeeling

[Scotts97cc]

I had the local Les Schwab do my front brakes about 10K ago, they have since changed the pads twice trying to get rid of the brake squeel, its really loud, and I am now running with the stock Ford pads with no change in the sound, i am pretty sure its the pads, what is the solution, different pad compound?

[ArrowHeadJim]

I feel your pain... Did mine recently with parts from auto zone because they were cheaper and I have little funds at the current time. I Think the rotors are chineese. The pads where the best they had. ceramic I think. Boy were they noisey sods. I looked at them after three months and found the pads burnt cracked and waring much quicker than they should. I got some new pads from the dealer. Not oem but motorcraft. The counterman suggested some stuff for the squeeking that the machanic sware by. It's black liquid in a smallish bottle bundled with a small container of brake cleaner. So far it has been much better then the last pads. Time will tell if it will improve. Was about 80 bucks for the pads and de squeeker stuff.

[BLOWINSMOKE99STROKE]

I would say swap the rotors for some new ones, get the best new semi metallic pads (ceramics are the hardest compound and will squeal like hell). Buy 2 of the 1.00 packets of brake lube that the parts guy tries to up sell you on, and apply it how he tells you. thats how i do mine every time and ive never had a problem. I always REPLACE the rotors and pads, never one or the other, and dont waste my time turning the rotors

[ArrowHeadJim]

BlowinSmoke is right on all counts.

If you look at the chineese crap rotors, compared to the original USA built units... Nite and Day differents. These start out life as castings. The American made originals were balanced and fit perfectly. The chineese units not.

The lub will definetly help. Put a small amount on all moving parts including the back of the pad where the pistons contact. I put mine on the pistons that way ya can't miss.

Noise is really nothing but vibrations in the audio frequencies. So any thing you change can affect the frequency. There is also a goo for lack of a proper word which can be applied to the back of the pads. It changes the pad to piston interface and dampens the fibrations.

I can confirm it pays to buy the best parts available when It comes to your brakes. I had my brakes for three months. Pads showed wear. I didn't travel that far on these either. They were just junk. And N o i s e y ! ! !

[PowerstrokeConverters]

......everybody here is right when it comes to Chinese made parts or products for that matter, my father has an office and curretly lives in Hong Kong, the story he tells about how disonest and crooks they are, it amazes me that USA does so much business with them, even if you try to buy only american made, most likely China will be behind it somehow....off topic but just wanted to throw that in.

[ArrowHeadJim]

PowerStrokeConverters

Still off topic, sort of ... I was desperate when i bought the rotors. Actually my son paid for the parts. My cycle is broke, the wifes car is broke... You get the picture. I hate that in our country, even thoses of us who mean well ( including me ) still buy stuff made else where (that means we are supporting some other country). Mean while we are loosing industry and jobs. Hyundi, Korean right... Are they the ones treatening the world now. And we do business with them. Ok Nuff said... Don't get me going...

Back on topic...

Scotts97cc
Let us know if you fix your issue and what measures you took to get there.

[blageurt]

Korean Stuff is very good now. Not like 20 years ago . . . Like everyone said before China / Mexico / Brazil are the ones you want to avoid . . .

[ArrowHeadJim]

I was ranting about the feeding other countries more than quality. But ya, Some of the off shore manufactures aren't bad.

Now did we fix that squeek?