Squeaky rear brakes

[XxChristalSSxX]

Okay, so I changed my pads last Wednesday on the SS. Just went to Advanced Auto and got the ceramic dust free or whatever they're called. The were absolutely perfect all weekend... until last night. OMG, they sound like a freakin' 18 wheeler coming to a sudden stop. HORRIBLE squealing/screaming. What should I do now? Just run by Advanced and grab some of that paste that is supposed to stop the brake squealing?

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BUmP!

 

[sfwg]

u didnt paste em b4 u installed? the little metal peice is probably rubbing lol

 

[XxChristalSSxX]

I've never had to paste brakes before... that's why I'm clueless, durh.

 

[gberland]

hmmm ya make sure u there no hard ware or metal peices stuck in between your pads i do kno that with Metallic and semi metallic brake pads that when the materical becomes heated the surface becomes harder and do to the heat dissipation causing almost a squealing sound specially during repeated hard stops i just put on ceramic brake pads on my Cobalt today and i took it for a test drive after a few hard stops o noticed a loud squealing noise like a SEMI!! lol but the sound went away whithin a few stops after the brakes cooled off

 

[bryson87]

ill check them in dec

 

[ff_drift_lol]

I don't wanna sound like a know it all jerk so don't get me wrong, but you should never just "slap" pads on worn rotors. this could be why they're already squeaking. new pads, use cut rotors or new rotors ONLY. sometimes there are exceptions, but you still need a non-directional final finish on rotors. so far bryson seems to have a good idea of what he's doing I'd have him take a looksie.

 

[gberland]

oh ya true did u replace the rotors too?? cuz usually if your replacing pads its a good idead to try and replace your rotors if not u should try to get your rotors machined ...thats if theres enough material left on them to machine lol get new rotors if u can afford it man...i just got a whole set of 2 front Rotors and Pads for 120$ on ebay wicked deal!!!

 

[ff_drift_lol]

be careful with rotors, try not to buy bargain ones they will warp quickly. R1concepts makes a great rotor for cheap. I've had mine with hawk hps pads for about 10k miles they still have a non directional finish.

 

[XxChristalSSxX]

I had my car "guy" check out my rotors when he was rotating my tires that week and that's when he said my rears were at less than 10% but my rotors looked fine.


The squeaky noise wasn't because I didn't use the silicone paste... it was because Terry installed the brakes wrong. Apparently there's some kind of clip you have to turn or something; I wasn't out there so I don't know, lol. All I know is after he adjusted them and added the paste, no more squeaks

 

[ff_drift_lol]

 

[XxChristalSSxX]

LoL, I soooo don't deserve that! Terry does, damnit!

 

[ff_drift_lol]

lol, you're not the one who did the brakes so you're alright!

 

[XxChristalSSxX]

LoL... I know nothing of brake exchanging so yeah, didn't want to **** it up. This way, if Terry screwed up, I'm not to blame! Hehehe

 

[ff_drift_lol]

well at least the problem is resolved. hopefully there's no problems in the future which sorry to say I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[XxChristalSSxX]

Pff... I've got more rattles and squeaks and cracks and pops than a pallet full of Rice Krispies being dunked into a Barber's milk truck. She's got over 112k miles and I'm not expecting perfection out of my DD, lulz. But I gotta admit, for a fuel injected FWD car, she's holding up to the daily hell I give her

 

[ff_drift_lol]

if you need help identifying those squeaks and clunks just let the forum know. I'm a certified tech and so are a few others on here. I'm always happy to help.

 

[XxChristalSSxX]

Hm... I'm sure it'd be more trouble than it's worth. I know the majority of my rear squeaks are from the rear deck around the 6x9s... I drive with the music blasting so I never hear the squeaks anyway, lol. The one thing that bugs me is the front end "popping." It's done that since the 2nd week of me owning it. Dealerships never figured it out (I took it to three different ones) so I've just dealt with it over the years. It feels & sounds like it around the driver side front tire, but I can only hear it when it's cold out and I go over a bump or dip. Otherwise, it's barely noticeable.

 

[ff_drift_lol]

check your sway bar end links and bushings. could also be the upper strut mount. could be lots of things actually but those are the usual suspects for front end noise. my advice to you is if you maintain the car the way you should in the first place it will never get expensive.

 

[XxChristalSSxX]

Yup... but I kinda need shocks/struts. Never got around to gettin' those replaced I know, I know... bad Slobalt owner.

 

[gberland]

K FF drift dude?? so what school did u go to?? im just curious? up here in canada we do what is called Apprenticeship and u start as a 1st year and work your way up to a 4th year then your a Journeyman Redseal Mechanic u basically work10months outta the year then do 8 weeks of schoolin till u get to forth year??? how does your guys system work