okay so i put on new pads (EBC Green Stuff) and i even had my rotors turned. but now i have a very bad brake squeal at about 25mph and below. how come this is happening? i know everything is installed correctly, i did it all myself and even re-checked it

 

I had those once before but didn't have any issues with them.


Bump for help for you...

 

i have them on my fronts... no noise at all. i love them on the fronts

 

The type of pad and installation is a major factor. Shims, proper lubrication on all contact points, etc all help in the reducing of brake squeal.

 

man i had the same problem not with the same brand that you installed but same squeal, It bugged the hell out of me, the only thing you can do is try to wear the pads a little. What a friend of mine told me to do is drive at around 30mph and pull on the hand break a few times and the squeal should go away.

 

is the squeal under breaking or while driving?

 

the handbrake does not use the rear caliper pads.... so that will do no good for this problem

the squeal is under braking 25mph and below

 

was there a 'bed in' procedure described in the product documentation? Not every pad uses the same technique.

There is some good info on the StopTech site:
http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp...contents.shtml

 

I have some wicked squeal in my front passenger caliper. I recently changed over to the hawk ceramics and it is bad just in that one wheel. I have taken it apart three times each time using more grease. I really dont know what is wrong. I am just going to swap the stockers back in and hopefully that will fix it.

 

okay i fixed it. here was the problem..

the pads come powder coated green, well the powder coat was very thick on the sides, and it wasnt allowing the pad to move in the caliper. so what i did was pull the pad out, grind down the sides of the pads lube them up and put them back in.

 

good tip!

 

that is a good tip!

 

Great fix. Yes you should always check the ease of movement in the caliper guides before you finish installation. Depending on the manufacture, the pad backing plate can be cut out with a water jet, laser, or pressed to make the shape. Some companies’ pads run slightly larger and other slightly smaller. Always check the backing plate of the pad you’re swapping in with the pad you are swapping out (especially if it’s OE) and then check to make sure there is no binding or slop when installed in the caliper.

Glad to see you got it all figured out.