man im having the same problem with my pads right now i just bought my evo
and the old owner changed the rotors but left old hawk hps on with no shims
i just orderd a new set of pads hopefully this will help but i think i'll need to
go to the dealer and pick up new shims

 

i just installed EBC red stuff on my brembos, factory rear rotors and drilled front rotors. I dont even wanna drive my car anymore because of how loud the squeal is when your coming to a complete stop, its the most annoying thing ive ever heard in my life. HELP i can not drive it like this. i even took them out again and made sure everything was cleaned and reinstalled them, i double check everything please help i can not take this anymore.

 

What kind of shims are you using? Did you install high temp caliper grease between the shims and the pistons? Were the rotors new? If not, did you rough them up?

 

i used the supplied shims that came with the EBC pads, i had grease inbetween the pad and piston and was doing the same exact thing so my mechanic requested i go home and take off the grease bc EBC doesnt recoomend any grease on the back of their pads so i redid my whole job and wow still HUGE noise, i did not rough up the rotor

 

You definitely need grease, that shouldn't be in question. What about the rotor questions?

 

the rotors are not new, i have drilled in front with about 8,000 miles and stock in back

 

I'd rough them up with some 120 grit.

New brake pads usually have a thin layer of material specifically for bedding. If the rotors aren't rough, this will affect braking performance and noise.

Also how did you break the pads in? Ferodo recommends 20 minutes of 50% pedal in corners.

 

I have to try that do u think it will stop the horrible horrible squeal? and i followed the break in period to spec.

 

please help

 

First off why didnt you reuse the oem shims? Second why would you take the grease off the pads? That would make more squeal and noise. The only problem i can think of to help solve your problem is that you didnt grease the pads properly. Taken the grease off the pads will make it worst since there is no grease on the pads under heavy braking metal contact metal which cause friction and create heat. That why you need to go back and grease were ever there is metal to metal contact.

I have these same pads on an not a single squeal since the day of install. After 2k miles still no squeal.

 

i greased the backs, the tops (where metal cross sits) and the shims and they were really really loud, was i supposed to grease the pins? and the cross metal really is pushing on the top of the pad is that suppossed?

 

please.

 

where do you get DBQ?

 

Any good auto parts store should have it.

 

Thanks O WISE ONE