Finally - yes finally.. no more squeak

[TheCake]

Have had a sticky calliper on my Cup for AGES and AGES. Highlighted by the fact my last set of disks died a painful death due to heat spots.

Recently have fitted the y0z2aSpOrT braking kit, brembo disks and Friction Performance 97 pads. All round an un-stoppable and amazing kit.

However, when cold the pads, like all other hard compound motorsport pads, the squeek. So, with a sticky calliper on my Cup, around town - it squeaked liked a biatch. Was driving me mad.

Had replaced the rubber dust guards around the sliding pins. Had cleaned out the calliper, pad carrier, the whole works and assembly, replaced and greased everything apart from the piston and calliper.

So pulled the rubber seal off the piston to one side and set to work today with WD40 and plenty of patience.. the colour of the gunk that came out was disgusting. ONce I was satisfied it was all sorted I went for a blast and ta-da no more squeaky calliper. Hurrah! Well chuffed.

Also, trimmed and butched the remainder of my inner wings and splash guards - so were now long scrubbing at all.

Angle grinders rock.

 

[docter fox]

Quote: Originally posted by CupCake on 19 February 2005

Angle grinders rock.

Amen to that!

 

[Nik]

That must have drove you mad. Mine squeak really bad now under light braking, but at least they stop when I let off them.

Im probably going to put some other pads on again until my next trackday though. They do get people looking at the car though when you squeal around town

 

[Mole]

know how it feels to have sticky calipers, mine squeeks from time to time, and it just doesnt go away lol. get some right dodgy looks from pedestrians, althou thats prob coz theyre wondering where the 2 extra doors on my car came from...

Shall hopefully be gone when i change my calipers, discs etc when the car is offroad

 

[TheCake]

Nik - like you have no idea. Drove me totally bonkers. In fact Id be hearing squeeks even when not in the car... im sure its scared me for life!

Im happy with the squeaking under braking now im used to it... the amount of sh*t that comes off them however is something else and something Ive honestly though is ANNOYING!