New here sqealing brakes

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Markj2216
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New here sqealing brakes

Post by Markj2216 » Sun Jun 23, 2019 11:27 am

Hi everyone.

Sqealing brakes already driving me mad. Best solution ?

Thank you

Mark

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Re: New here sqealing brakes

Post by don0301 » Sun Jun 23, 2019 11:40 am

check them? :P
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Re: New here sqealing brakes

Post by Jim Haseltine » Sun Jun 23, 2019 11:41 am

Never had that problem on the RS. A number of things to look at.
Condition of the front discs and pads
Condition of the front pad anti-rattle springs
Make of pads - a 'hot' pad (as in a track spec) can squeal until hot
And the state of the drillings in the front discs - if they're full of brake dust and rust the brakes will make noise.

After all that, if the front pads don't have a damping coat on the back of the plates (like EBC pads have) a thin layer of copper grease quietens them. If there's a shim - never seen them on RS pads but every day is a school day sort of thing - a bit of copper grease on both sides of the shim.

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Re: New here sqealing brakes

Post by Markj2216 » Sun Jun 23, 2019 11:45 am

don0301 wrote:
Sun Jun 23, 2019 11:40 am
check them? :P
It's an option !

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Re: New here sqealing brakes

Post by Markj2216 » Sun Jun 23, 2019 11:45 am

Jim Haseltine wrote:
Sun Jun 23, 2019 11:41 am
Never had that problem on the RS. A number of things to look at.
Condition of the front discs and pads
Condition of the front pad anti-rattle springs
Make of pads - a 'hot' pad (as in a track spec) can squeal until hot
And the state of the drillings in the front discs - if they're full of brake dust and rust the brakes will make noise.

After all that, if the front pads don't have a damping coat on the back of the plates (like EBC pads have) a thin layer of copper grease quietens them. If there's a shim - never seen them on RS pads but every day is a school day sort of thing - a bit of copper grease on both sides of the shim.
Thanks Jim.

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Re: New here sqealing brakes

Post by c3nturi0n » Thu Jun 27, 2019 4:25 pm

Somewhat related to this topic... I will be looking to replace my front pads + brake fluid over the course of next few months.

Debate i have is should i stick to OEM (Brembo i believe) or replace them with ATE equivalent?

Has anyone got any preference or tips/hints to share?
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