Brake Squeak

The_Goat · 11-11-2007, 07:52 PM

Ok about 4 weeks ago my rear brakes started to sound like the brake wear indicator was squeaking. I pulled off the tires and checked the pads. Both sides looked great...and I didn't see an indicator on either side. So over the past month, it's gone from a squeak here and there to one that only disappears when the brakes are pressed harder. If I press them lightly the squeak gets worse and it's noticeable when no pressure is applied to he brakes at all, especially first thing in the morning. I checked out the caliper and everything back there and I can't see anything that would be rubbing. Any ideas?

mjdxtreme · 11-12-2007, 02:25 PM

I had a similiar problem and took mine to the dealer. I was told that the break pads were glazed over, they sanded a layer off the pads and all was great for about 2000 miles, my squeal is back.

gtoforspeed · 11-12-2007, 05:36 PM

Iv heard of another guy that had this problem with his goat and they said that it happens if you are light on the breaks. If you use your breaks harder more often then you should avoid this problem. The guy i heard about said that he tried this and it fixed his problem.

gm4life · 11-12-2007, 07:30 PM

Maybe some dust. That happen to me on my other car, I took the caliper off and used some brake cleaner and went to town, caliper, pad and rotor, some lube, fixed the squealing.

The_Goat · 11-13-2007, 07:48 AM

I think the new pads have helped - still just a slight squeak after a few days. I noticed the new ceramic pads had less surface area than the stock ones. If it doesn't subside I'm going to look at the rotors or get some of that stuff that cuts down vibration (not sure what it's called).