Leland Pate

If you hear me coming down the road you'd think I was driving a Mac truck.
This has got to end. I can't stand driving this car with these horrible brakes. I've tried everything to shut them up:

New pads

New spiders

Sanded pads

Chamfered pads

Multiple brands of brake pad anti squeel goop/lube

Sanded, scoured all rotors (tried to break the glaze)

All to no avail.

I have now given up. I guess my best bet at this point is to scrap everything and buy all new OEM rotors and pads.

My question is: Which brand/type of pad will give me the least amount of trouble with squeeking. I can't STAND squeeks.

95 C4 993

Genuine Porsche rotors and pads---not a peep.

schred

I always keep coming back to OEM pads. I despise the dust, but there is nothing like a silent brake system. Now shut those brakes up for good!
FS

Avenger6

I recently had my car at the factory for a new Mass Airflow Sensor, and also had them do the whole brake deal.....new rotors, pads, and fluid. The brakes were "somewhat" squeeky before that, but totally silent now....(PLUS they hooked it up to the Diagnostic Computer for a full check of everything...found out that the heater fan ballast was bad, but that everything else was OK) (Normally would do this stuff myself, but time is lacking nowadays.) For a street car, all factory components are the way to go!

You can trust the dealers over here in Germany (where we both are) pretty well not to rip you off, and to do good work if you don't want to dig it into it yourself. I have had excellent service, great customer care, and reasonable prices in all of my dealings here with 3 different dealers AND the factory service department.

luv2ride

Leland,

I agree with 95 C4 993 I left my track pads on for a while after my last DE and like you my 993 sounded like a mac truck. I would come up to stop signs and soccer moms walking there dogs would look in horror. And probably think "what a pos porsche that dudes driving". I wanted to stick my head out the window just tell everyone. "Hey its just track pads.. Sorry there is really nothing wrong". Than I put the oem pads back on and wow much quieter and softer feel. So my advise is to put on some oem pads and get her up to about 179mph (autobahn) than slam the brakes down to a dead stop or lets say 50mph. That should do the trick. Good luck.

Ed Burdell

Yeah, I fought the squeaks for a month and ultimately capitulated with new rotors and OEM Textars. They're still bedding in a bit, but waayyy better.

RallyJon

Now that the weather's cold, my fronts are quite noisy untill they get some heat into them, and occasionally squeal even then. They were redone in the Fall with all OE Porsche box parts and new spiders.

There are no guarantees.

kdurg

Lee..

I've always had a problem with squeaky brakes. I use all OEM equipment, keep the rotors washed out from built up brake dust and they still make noise. Some days less than others but they're never quiet.

I chalk it up to big brakes on a sports car.....they're supposed to make noise !!

How's things in Germany ? Hope all is well with you. Denise and the boys say hi !!

Bill Verburg

Go all stock and keep them clean and the sliders lubed, there will be no noise

Svaha

I've adjusted my braking habits. I brake violently only at the last instant. Seriously. My brakes squeek only if I break with a moderate foot. Of course, every passenger in my car thinks that I haven't seen the red light/ stop sign/ line of cars ahead of my car.

2ndof2

If all else fails:

Go to dealer (not any other distributor that sells what they call "OEM"....you want "OE" the original Porsche stuff only)

Dealer rotors, pads, spiders with the proper installation. There will be NO NOISE.

If it makes you feel any better my buddy purchased pretty much the top of the line Brembos for his M3. Got the stuff at cost and it was still around $5000 for the set up. It stops like nobody's business but it squeals like a mother f*cker too!

viperbob

After installing MANY aftermarket OEM pads from the same vendors that Porsche uses (i.e Textar, Pagid, etc), I found that for no squeeling I will only install factory Porsche Pads and rotors. I have had to reinstall many sets to find that you CAN NOT beat the factory setup.

Porschefile

I feel the same way. It's not exactly a good comparison since I don't have a 993 but, I've noticed the same thing with my big reds. Of course 99% of the people on the road accelerate and stop way too slow since they're driving automatic cars. It seems to me like under very light braking, over time, my brakes will start squeeking. However if I get on them hard then it goes away. I'm using the OEM Textar pads BTW. I've tried to change my braking style in the same manner, alas traffic never seems to allow it. It also seems to help eliminate the squeeking if I bed the pads in again with several hard stops from something like 80+mph.

chris walrod

Exactly what Bob says^^^

How are you doing Leland?

Jeff Crowley

Just had Big reds on C4S fitted with new pads and replaced front rotors at 70,000 mi.First brake maintenance since new. Now have dust and squeals when using light pressure. Original brakes never spewed dust or squealed. I complained to dealer & they handed me a piece of paper stating that new OEM pads etc. do not contain any asbestos and that dusk & squeals are normal. What is the fix?