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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: TheBoy on 24 February 2012, 21:32:07

Title: Squeally brakes
Post by: TheBoy on 24 February 2012, 21:32:07
I've always used TC brake components, apart from when I had a very unsuccessful fling with pattern parts, and never had squeally brakes.

GayBoyGixer always moaned about his TC pads squealling.

Due to my little incident, I'm not well enough to change my brakes, so GayBoyGixer came up last weekend and replaced the front discs and pads.

Now they are squealling like a pig.

Am I making 2 + 2 = 5 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Squeally brakes
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 24 February 2012, 21:35:56
There shouting at you.

Title: Re: Squeally brakes
Post by: Lazydocker on 24 February 2012, 21:36:07
Could it be the lack of copper slip :-X ::) :D
Title: Re: Squeally brakes
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 24 February 2012, 21:39:07
There does appear to be a common factor.......
Title: Re: Squeally brakes
Post by: VXL V6 on 24 February 2012, 21:41:59
Always worth grinding the edge off the pads imho.
Title: Re: Squeally brakes
Post by: feeutfo on 24 February 2012, 22:35:19
There does appear to be a common factor.......
My dealer?
Title: Re: Squeally brakes
Post by: Andy B on 24 February 2012, 22:38:07
There does appear to be a common factor.......
My dealer?

Have you opened that tin of copper slip yet?  ;D ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: Squeally brakes
Post by: feeutfo on 24 February 2012, 22:42:10
I've always used TC brake components, apart from when I had a very unsuccessful fling with pattern parts, and never had squeally brakes.

GayBoyGixer always moaned about his TC pads squealling.

Due to my little incident, I'm not well enough to change my brakes, so GayBoyGixer came up last weekend and replaced the front discs and pads.

Now they are squealling like a pig.

Am I making 2 + 2 = 5 ;D ;D ;D

So, here we are finally. One question.

Does copper slip stop your brakes from squealing? There only two answers to this. The only correct answer is.... NO!


For those not present, these where fitted exactly as TB requested. At EVERY stage he was asked do you want this, that, the other.

Hi did say he wanted copper slip. Needless to say, I felt he was able to do that bit on his own.  :-X

I then fitted the pads, and there was copper shite everywhere from that point on.

And No Andy. I haven't.  ;D.  (that's a lie actually, it's open, think I've used a thumbnail full at the most.  :). )

Title: Re: Squeally brakes
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 24 February 2012, 22:44:26
I looked at the brake discs on the TD, while it was up in the air topping up the gearbox...

I think I've found out why it doens't stop too great...  :-X ;D
Title: Re: Squeally brakes
Post by: feeutfo on 24 February 2012, 22:48:09
Always worth grinding the edge off the pads imho.
Or fit oe
Title: Re: Squeally brakes
Post by: Andy B on 24 February 2012, 22:50:54
....
And No Andy. I haven't.  ;D.  (that's a lie actually, it's open, think I've used a thumbnail full at the most.  :). )

I'm still using a tin I opened over 20 years ago  ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: Squeally brakes
Post by: feeutfo on 24 February 2012, 22:53:32
....
And No Andy. I haven't.  ;D.  (that's a lie actually, it's open, think I've used a thumbnail full at the most.  :). )

I'm still using a tin I opened over 20 years ago  ;) ;) ;)
At that rate, they need to dream up some uses for the stuff ;D