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squeaking breaks, please help 850

posted by  JCox on  Sat Jul 19 10:16 CST 2003
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I can't stop the squeaking on my front breaks!! Here is what I have tried so far. New right front caliper(leaking old one), new rotors and pads from O'riely, squeaked! Took of pads and pasted backs with "disc break quiet" from VersaChem, squeaked!

I was told the rotors and pads from o'riely may be too cheep. So, I replaced rotors again with Brimbos and pads from volvo. Gues what, still squeaks! To pads off one more time and pasted the Volvo pads with the blue "disc brake quiet", still squeaking.

I have taken my car to two different shops. A local garage and they said everthing looks great. You might want to try some stuff on back of the pads. Tried that. Then I gave up and took it to the local Volvo dealership. They said it all looks great and all they could do is replace the rotors with "Volvo" rotors and "Volvo" pads at a price tag of $700. I said no thanks and that is when I tried the Brimbo rotors and Volvo pads. Maybe I should just cough of the $700 and be done?

My only thought is something is wrong with the rebuilt caliper. All of the noise seems to come from that side (front-right).

Any ideas from anyone?????








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    squeaking breaks, please help 850

    posted by  someone claiming to be Sam on  Wed Jul 30 02:37 CST 2003 [RELATED]

    Assuming you used grease on the pads, did you also grease the caliper pins??

    Sam







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    squeaking breaks, please help 850

    posted by  someone claiming to be 50cent on  Mon Jul 28 10:48 CST 2003 [RELATED]

    try raybestos quiet stop pads...they were the only thing that worked for me. They are new and made of a ceramic/copper compound. They are chamford on the edges which I think helps too. Got 4 new zimmermans and raybestos qs's all the way around...NO MORE SQUEEKS for me.








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    squeaking breaks, please help 850

    posted by  someone claiming to be driven on  Sat Jul 19 14:50 CST 2003 [RELATED]

    Usually, noisy brakes are caused by vibrating pads. Volvo pads have "rubber" backing to help dampen vibrations. But if the caliper is rusty and or its mating surface is uneven then the pads will vibrate. Check the caliper for any misaligment and clean it if necessary.
    BTw, I think that Brembo rotors and Volvo pads should not be noisy and I don't see any reason going to OEM rotors. Rotors do not squeal, pads do.
    Good luck.








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    Accept no substitutes 850

    posted by  davidm on  Sat Jul 19 10:31 CST 2003
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    The quietest known combination: OEM rotors, OEM pads, and OEM brake pad grease. Of these, the last two are the most important. The Volvo pad is made of a soft (dusty) compound that sponges up heat as it brakes the car. The high-temperature pad grease goes on the back of the pads and allows them to adjust for an instant as they 'bed' on braking. If the stuff you're putting on is sticky, you'll get squeaky brakes. I pay about $65 per rotor, and don't know the price of the pads because I never ask. The Volvo parts guy gives me the grease for free - comes in a Volvo OEM tube with enough grease for a 4-wheel brake job. It's not a bad DIY job, instructions (with photos) are at the volvospeed.com/bay13 site.

    Brembos, slotted rotors, dust-free pads...they all have their advantages. But the trade off is noise, from growling (drilled rotors) to squealing (performance pads).
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    David
    1998 S70 T5SE // misc mods (mostly lighting) // red calipers // Michelin Pilots
    1992 940 GLE//SilverStars//Hella MicroDE foglights//170K







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