jhc 28 Report post Posted July 2, 2012 My brakes squeal and its doing my nut in. It's not that they're worn, the pads on both sides have a good 8mm left on them. So its not clips or anything like that. The discs are good too. Its also too high pitched to be worn pads/clips. Its not the squeak if metal on metal. Its a much higher pitched thin squeal... A bit like tinnitus... It happens when light-medium braking (not under heavy braking but that might be cos its drowned out by the clunks and bangs of fucked bushes/balljoints) but also when the wheels are at a slight angle. Sometimes it carries on once they're straight but goes with a quick flick of the wheel. They've been soaked in brake cleaner which fixed it for about half an hour. The people I rent it from have shown they're about as interested in this as they are the broken air-con (which hasn't worked since I got it and means I have the windows open most of the time, so can't escape the brake noise) and there's a 7 day delay with the touran's respray. So if I can do a quick fix on this I will, it really is driving me a bit mental, like fingernails on a blackboard. another week of it and I may go postal... Is it just a bit of grit (or badger) trapped between the pad and disc? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LJ_GQV 115 Report post Posted July 2, 2012 Try an air compressor in all the little gaps & see if that works? I know you said you tried brake cleaner but i do my brskes with a blast of air every now & again & they go quiet. Might be worth a try Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bigdar 62 Report post Posted July 2, 2012 Has it not got a stereo munky ? Not great for the punters, I'll give you that, but a quick fix none the less. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
northernbstard 84 Report post Posted July 2, 2012 Remove the pads, give everywhere a good blast with an air gun then smear a little copper slip on the rear of the pads (not the pads) before refitting them...Should do the trick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twisted_pr 16 Report post Posted July 2, 2012 to NB, that copper grease is the word. PITA that you have to do this yourself though Munky - cheeky hire sods. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smaky 73 Report post Posted July 2, 2012 Don't do a thing, if it's a rented car then you perform any maintenance on it then you are not insured and the company will sue you if there is an accident, get them to sort it and claim loss of earnings if they refuse. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K9d 108 Report post Posted July 12, 2012 I have a brake squeal on my 156, after about 10 minutes of driving it starts, just after the squealing belt tensioner/guide has stopped. If I touch the brakes or pull the hand brake on a couple of clicks it stops. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smaky 73 Report post Posted July 13, 2012 Back end troubles then... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K9d 108 Report post Posted July 13, 2012 Bloody cars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
