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Old Apr 29, 2009, 02:54 PM
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porterfield r4-s Squeal?

I just switched out my brake pads to a set of porterfield r4-s.

I put grease on the shims, both sides and the pins, but I'm getting some really loud squeal.

Would more grease help? re-bed the pads possibly? or do the porterfields just squeal?
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squeaking is normal during the first few hundred miles...

i installed gransport GS5 pads about a month ago but i had zero squeaking...

each set of pads is different
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ok, thanks for the info.
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Those things were very noisy for me. Noisy and dirty.... and they were useless for anything more than low speed autocross. I would never buy them again.
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I believe those are track pads. Generally the track pads will squeak endlessly.
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