My brakes have been making a racket lately! I don't know what the problem is, but every time I stop, the rear (I think it's the rear) drums emmit a horrible squeal that leaves your ears ringing. I checked the pads through the little holes in the backing plate, and the rear brake shoes still have over 1/8" material left on them. I just put disc brakes on the front about a month ago, so I'm sure the sound is not coming from the front brakes. The car has been rained on a few times quite hard, but rain has not usually caused a sound like this...not one that persisted as long as this one has. Any ideas? Thanks! ~Anthony 73 Std. Beetle
Argh!
Aug 14, 2003
5 Replies
Don't be so sure the squealing is not coming from the front discs! Disc brakes do that, it's a well documented fact.
Like it's been said...............Discs have the Squealing tendency.
Also you might want to do a more in depth look at the rear brakes if you can SEE 1/8" ...................It might be that they have a thin spot on the side of the lining you cannot see,................you know,................next to the drum or backing plate, ( whichever way you looked at it before)....................
Also you could have a broken spring on the rears and that will do a major noise as described...................even a weak sprinig can cause such noise sometimes.
hope that any of this helps.
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High temp Copper paste on the back of the pads, and on the parts of the metal plate where they touch the caliper metal and are supposed to slide or "drag" against it. Do NOT put any copper paste on any slider pins or rubber gaskets or boots etc, for those use only brake component grease, MAYBE some clean vaseline.
Jan
Have you tried pulling the handbrake on (keeping button depressed) whilst moving, and see if it squeeks. Might help determine wether its front or back with the problem?
Neil
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