Dave, I have tried grinding a bevel on the front of my pads and the
squealing went away in my case. Just used the shims, no goop. I bought
the pads 3 or 4 years ago, but I forget the manufacturer. I too have
heard that certain pads are less prone to squealing.
Greg, I would give this a try, although I suspect that at some point the
squealing will come back when the bevel gets worn away.
John - 76 TR6
Louisville, CO
In a message dated 7/7/2006 8:22:21 AM Central Standard Time,
ggelhar@earthlink.net writes:
> Can someone please explain to me why brakes squeal? I need to find a
way to
> quiet them down. I have adjusted my driving style using greater pedal
> pressure than I would like so not to give other drivers a bad
impression of the TR.
> Braking performance is excellent but the noise is embarrassing.
>
Dave wrote:
>>Brakes squeal because the static coefficient of friction is higher
than the
>>dynamic coefficient.
>>Why do YOUR brakes squeal? I dunno. A couple of things to check are
1) are
>>the anti squeal shims installed the right way round? 2) Perhaps the
brake
>>compound is prone to squealing. There are pads (and shoes) of other
materials
>>that are less prone to squeaking 3) I have heard that grinding a bevel
on the
>>leading edge of the pads will help but I've never tried it.
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