Proposed Squeaky Brake Fix
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For you techincal gurus, my brake squeal is getting pretty nasty. It does make the car sound like a race car, but I'm not to excited about squeaking up to every single stop sign and stop light.
It's always been my understand that the noise comes from the pad vibrating in place and doesn't actually have much to do with the pad touching the rotor. So couldn't I just pull the pads out and add some of the red anti-squeak stuff I have in a tube in my cabinet to the back of the pad? Do you think that would solve the problem?
I really don't want to get the "comfort" pads that Porsche offers. I'd rather have squeaky brakes than inferior stopping power.
It's always been my understand that the noise comes from the pad vibrating in place and doesn't actually have much to do with the pad touching the rotor. So couldn't I just pull the pads out and add some of the red anti-squeak stuff I have in a tube in my cabinet to the back of the pad? Do you think that would solve the problem?
I really don't want to get the "comfort" pads that Porsche offers. I'd rather have squeaky brakes than inferior stopping power.
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For you techincal gurus, my brake squeal is getting pretty nasty. It does make the car sound like a race car, but I'm not to excited about squeaking up to every single stop sign and stop light.
It's always been my understand that the noise comes from the pad vibrating in place and doesn't actually have much to do with the pad touching the rotor. So couldn't I just pull the pads out and add some of the red anti-squeak stuff I have in a tube in my cabinet to the back of the pad? Do you think that would solve the problem rather simply?
I really don't want to get the "comfort" pads that Porsche offers. I'd rather have squeaky brakes than inferior stopping power.
It's always been my understand that the noise comes from the pad vibrating in place and doesn't actually have much to do with the pad touching the rotor. So couldn't I just pull the pads out and add some of the red anti-squeak stuff I have in a tube in my cabinet to the back of the pad? Do you think that would solve the problem rather simply?
I really don't want to get the "comfort" pads that Porsche offers. I'd rather have squeaky brakes than inferior stopping power.
you might want to try replacing the (OEM) anti-vibration pads between the pistons and the pads ...
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It's always been my understand that the noise comes from the pad vibrating in place and doesn't actually have much to do with the pad touching the rotor. So couldn't I just pull the pads out and add some of the red anti-squeak stuff I have in a tube in my cabinet to the back of the pad? Do you think that would solve the problem?
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Don't forget to buy new caliper bolts. There was a post a couple weeks back about this. About $5 each.
https://rennlist.com/forums/991/8149...ight-line.html
https://rennlist.com/forums/991/8149...ight-line.html
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While you're at it, get all mating parts good and clean, and scuff the pads up with a wire brush, coarse sandpaper, anything to rough them up. Unless you go overboard, one or two good stops will have them bedded back in again- but at a slightly different set. Because you're right about the cause, these things alone will often shift things around just enough to do the trick.
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Don't forget to buy new caliper bolts. There was a post a couple weeks back about this. About $5 each.
https://rennlist.com/forums/991/8149...ight-line.html
https://rennlist.com/forums/991/8149...ight-line.html
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