Best Way To Stop Brake Squeal?

[cr0ft]

Squealing is caused by vibration. Vibration is going to be caused by the disc surface being uneven. First clean them with some serious brake cleaner. If that doesn't do the trick, abrade them to file off any burned-in brake pad bits and to smooth them out some (which has already been said, but still.)

 

[breeze]

will all this work on my wife when she squeels?(wait that's giggiling)

 

[bill widrig]

most women dont like the sand paper thing...my wife got all kinds of mad

 

[dobro]

Put Oil on It!! ....... Just kidding please do not put oil on your brakes but you might try scuffing the disks and pads with some emery cloth or coarse wet and dry as the disks will be smooth from previous pads and will possibly have glazed the new ones, I recommend the EBC HH Sintered pads as they give better performance and bite and have never had them squeal on me as yet, in fact I just put a set in before my recent RDU trip and they were fantastic


EDIT bloody Hell Fred will you stop read my mind and beating to the post n... guess I will have learn to type faster

Hanso, which grit do you recommend for the pads/disc? Aluminum oxide? Silicon carbide?

 

[cr0ft]

will all this work on my wife when she squeels?(wait that's giggiling)

That depends, is her surface uneven and covered in ground-in brake pad bits?

 

[HansO]

Hanso, which grit do you recommend for the pads/disc? Aluminum oxide? Silicon carbide?

which ever you have handy as long as it bites in but not to coarse, I use a circular motion or across the direction of travel but what I should have mentioned before is to also give a liberal spray of aerosol brake cleaner to make sure there is no residual particles on the surfaces of both the pads and disks, personally I use 800 wet and dry with straight water first then a use plenty of brake cleaner spray can just to be sure

 

[jthree]

Put a little bit of this on the back side of brake pads... works great on my R3T.http://www.autozone.com/brake-and-p...e/permatex-disc-brake-quiet-pouch/526715_0_0/

Similar product I've used and worked like a charm http://www.amazon.com/CRC-05080-De-Squeak-Conditioning-Treatment/dp/B000M8H5M6

Also have HH pads now so don't need it any more.

 

[ROCKETHEAD]

My 2011 R3T's front brake functions well but squeals loudly. I had the pad replaced a few months ago then later had the brake re-checked and cleaned but it still squeals. What's the most likely cause? Thanks.

get rid of the pig trapped in front of the radiator...

 

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

EBC HH Sintered is the way to go.

 

[DJ]

Our rockets have brakes?