Squeaky Breaks
#11
01-25-2006, 01:23 PM
RE: Squeaky Breaks
All,
Some of you comment that replacing the pads and drum, MIGHT fix the problem. If this were a certainty, I would do this in a heart beat. Even if someone indicated that 90% of the time this fixed the problem, I would do it.
Since my friend is going to work on my car tomorrow, any comments would be appreciated. Also, if replacing the pads or drum did work for you, what brand did you use.
As always, thank you for your informative comments.
Some of you comment that replacing the pads and drum, MIGHT fix the problem. If this were a certainty, I would do this in a heart beat. Even if someone indicated that 90% of the time this fixed the problem, I would do it.
Since my friend is going to work on my car tomorrow, any comments would be appreciated. Also, if replacing the pads or drum did work for you, what brand did you use.
As always, thank you for your informative comments.
#12
01-25-2006, 01:41 PM
RE: Squeaky Breaks
your rear brakes only do about 20% of your braking, so it might be worthwhile to say that converting to discs might not be the answer. You could quite possibly get away with just replacing the pads inside the drum. That's pretty easy to do or have done by a shop. Converting the drums to discs also adds unnecessary weight to your car. Racing pro's have been known to convert BACK to the drums in order to drop the 16 pounds that rear discs add.
#14
01-25-2006, 09:30 PM
RE: Squeaky Breaks
The grease your friend is referring to is for the pads on the backing plate that the brake shoes ride against. There are probably 3 or 4 places on the backing plate for each shoe to glide against and they will correspond to a tab on the edge of the shoe itself. These "pads" need a FILM of grease applied once in a while for the brake shoes to operate smoothly. If they are dry there is a good possibility that squeeking can occur from lack of lubrication at these contact points. Again these pads are on the backing plate NOT the brake pads-"Shoes". Never apply any type of lubricant to the faces of the actual baking surfaces.
#15
01-25-2006, 11:07 PM
RE: Squeaky Breaks
ORIGINAL: deranged
The grease your friend is referring to is for the pads on the backing plate that the brake shoes ride against. There are probably 3 or 4 places on the backing plate for each shoe to glide against and they will correspond to a tab on the edge of the shoe itself. These "pads" need a FILM of grease applied once in a while for the brake shoes to operate smoothly. If they are dry there is a good possibility that squeeking can occur from lack of lubrication at these contact points. Again these pads are on the backing plate NOT the brake pads-"Shoes". Never apply any type of lubricant to the faces of the actual baking surfaces.
The grease your friend is referring to is for the pads on the backing plate that the brake shoes ride against. There are probably 3 or 4 places on the backing plate for each shoe to glide against and they will correspond to a tab on the edge of the shoe itself. These "pads" need a FILM of grease applied once in a while for the brake shoes to operate smoothly. If they are dry there is a good possibility that squeeking can occur from lack of lubrication at these contact points. Again these pads are on the backing plate NOT the brake pads-"Shoes". Never apply any type of lubricant to the faces of the actual baking surfaces.
#16
01-26-2006, 12:35 PM
#17
01-27-2006, 12:22 PM
