WTF? Brand New Brakes Are Squeaking

[Primo 10+ year member]

I just got new pads and my rotors turned last week, and they are starting to squeak really loud whenever I come to a stop. I sprayed some of this de-squeak stuff on the rotors today but it didn't help. What the **** is the deal... Do they just need braking in?

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[Polecat 5,000+ posts]

Nope...it's the pads themselves, or they didn't coat the metal part of the pads...I would take them back to the place that installed them....unless you did them yourself.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

In my experience (and from what my father, a mechanic, has told me), new pads will have a tendency to squeak. Get a few miles on them and it should go away.

That's my opinion atleast. Brakes aren't my forte, however.

 

[DemonaL 10+ year member]

my dad says the same, and hes a mechanic too,

 

[dubbinjet 10+ year member]

yep, i had put on new rotors and pads a little bit ago. give it a little time to break in, the squeeks should stop.

 

[Echo42987 10+ year member]

yeah they will squek for a little while and then you won't hear it anymore. If it's still squeking in two weeks then I would recomend just changing them then. But brand new ones usually always tend to squek.

 

[ighettoboyi 10+ year member]

the important thing to remember though, is squeak does NOT mean they're worn. i hate it when my friends keep saying "their brakes are gone" whenever they squeak. i always look at their calipers and they still have like 4~5 mm of pad left lol.

i'm running non oem semi metallics on the rear and they squeak, my OEM fronts do not though...

 

[Polecat 5,000+ posts]

I love OEM ones, the aftermarket ones always tend to squeak...

 

[AVSTANG02]

What are the pads made of?

 

[scrappy 10+ year member]

Ceramic pads have a tendency to squeak. I put some on my gf truck and they squeaked for a while but I havent heard them for a while. My semi metalic pads on my car never squeak unless the rotor is dirty and its cleaning it off

 

[Berry47 10+ year member]

Ceramic pads have a tendency to squeak. I put some on my gf truck and they squeaked for a while but I havent heard them for a while. My semi metalic pads on my car never squeak unless the rotor is dirty and its cleaning it off

All of my experinece working the parts business suggests that your entire statement is wrong, but it is really all about installation.

 

[Polecat 5,000+ posts]

All of my experinece working the parts business suggests that your entire statement is wrong, but it is really all about installation.

what parts business do you work for //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[ighettoboyi 10+ year member]

OEM pads can't handle the heat WHATSOEVER

 

[j3bus2k3 5,000+ posts]

you need to "burn" them in. Find a nice parking lot, get to about 70~80 and hit the brakes hard, but not hard enough to have ABS kick in. Keep doing it until you can smell what I can only describe as the pads themselves on fire. After that you should be fine.

 

[scrappy 10+ year member]

All of my experinece working the parts business suggests that your entire statement is wrong, but it is really all about installation.

Really based on what? It says in the instructions on how to seat the pads properly that they will squeak more do to a harder compound. Installation of brake pads is a easy thing more info. Always follow the manufactures suggestions when seating pads certain pads dont recommend you seating them by really hard stops and with others it is fine. The ceramic ones didnt want you to do really hard stops for around 1000 miles