405 Squealing Disc Brakes

Hi Bob,

When fitting new pads I always put a smear of copper grease on he back of each pad. This almost always cuts our break squeal.

Rich

Bob M> M plate 405 estate with vented front disc brakes.

Try taking the pads out and file a 45 degree chamfer on the leading edge of the pad - only needs to be 2/3mm deep

I'll give those a try

Bob

"Richard Setford" schreef in bericht news:47c3a8dc$0$54789$ snipped-for-privacy@reader.news.newnet.co.uk...

This seems to me a good solution if you dont want your brakes to have friction. Make them as greasy as possible.

I presume reading is not one of your major skills? True there was one character missing in the reply but he did say BACK of the pad.

To take in to account those of us with a lower-than-average IQ, I should have worded my reply to intimate that you should put the copper grease on the NON-friction side of the brake pad.

Apologies ;)

L> "Richard Setford" schreef in bericht

I read somewhere that filing a small chamfer along the leading edge of the pads can cure squealing.

And what makes you think the grease will stay on the back, e.g. when the pads warm up? I think after some time the grease will get all over the place. Personally I don't mind the brakes making some noise, this is "normal".

"Richard Setford" schreef in bericht news:47de1deb$0$54793$ snipped-for-privacy@reader.news.newnet.co.uk...

Well I suppose that's not your fault...

Accepted :-))

I've been putting copper grease on the back of my brake pads for over 20 years now. Every time I've subsequently replaced a pad I've never seen the grease "all over the place".

It does work, trust me.

L> "Bob Minchin" schreef in bericht

We always use copper grease on all front pads, also on rear shoes aswell it stops them from making that noise,and yes it works.

And that nice Mr Haynes recommends it as well.