Squeaky Brakes on my truck

[Titanium]

My brakes jus recently started squeakin really bad. and i was wonderin wat i should do. i'm gonna go get some brake cleaner and clean my brakes but if this doesn't work wat should i do?

[Giz400ex]

Get new brakes pads:huh :D

[HiperEX]

ditto

[trx400exxracer]

Originally posted by Giz400ex
Get new brakes pads:huh :D ^^^

[Titanium]

i kno that i can get new brake pads but they were replaced las summer. and plus i don't really have the money for pads rite now. but will brake cleaner make the noise go away for now?

[ShiftFMX]

See if you can make sense of this..

STAND on your brakes as hard as possible one day when ur coming to a stop. Alot of times, your breaks will get "glazed" from alot braking. like when you rub your finger on a piece of glass, it sqeeks! So by slamming on your brakes, it grinds it really hard and makes the surface rough again. So, i dunno, give it a try, if that doesnt work, get some new pads!

[Scro]

I have seen some stuff before, besides brake cleaner, that you just spray on. It is supposed to temporarily reduce sqeaking. But, I forget the name of it.

[Titanium]

i jus went out and stood on my brakes as hard as possible from 65 mph and it didn't help :( so i'm gettin ready to clean my rotor's in about 20 min.

just because u had brake pads last summer doesnt mean sh1t. Ive had cheap brake pads go out in 5 months on my toyota. U need new brake pads i am %90 sure

[Guy400]

You're probably down to the squeelers in which case all the magic cleaner in the world won't stop the noise. It's designed to do that on purpose to annoy you into getting new brakes.

[Titanium]

Originally posted by Guy400
You're probably down to the squeelers in which case all the magic cleaner in the world won't stop the noise. It's designed to do that on purpose to annoy you into getting new brakes.

i kno its not down to the squeeler thing cus we looked at my disk and caliper jus now and my pads are glazed. but if i can't get the glaze to go away i'm gonna have to break down and put new pads on.

[derekhonda]

pads = 50$

rotors = 200$




Just get new pads....

$200 for rotors!?!?!?? mine were like $30 for each one...get the cheap rotors

[derekhonda]

maybe for a full size 4 wheel drive truck they are just expensive. Yeah mine wew 97$ a piece, for the cheap ones....

Originally posted by derekhonda
maybe for a full size 4 wheel drive truck they are just expensive. Yeah mine wew 97$ a piece, for the cheap ones.... yah i got a little yota

[countrygirl01]

my truck started doing the same thing so i had to get new pads and a rotor which set me back a couple houndred $'s

[honda350r]

Buy OEM pads next time and you won't have any problems!

Aftermarket pads are garbage!!!!!

[Giz400ex]

Originally posted by honda350r
Buy OEM pads next time and you won't have any problems!

Aftermarket pads are garbage!!!!! I totally agree, cheaper is not always the best move:D

[Guy400]

Originally posted by honda350r
Buy OEM pads next time and you won't have any problems!

Aftermarket pads are garbage!!!!! But come on, Autozone says all the best NASCAR drivers use their pads:devil:

[user101]

If your brake pads are in as good as shape as you say they are, it sounds like your prads are glazed over. You can fix this buy removing your brake pads and taking some real course sand paper and roughing the pad up. I think Autozone has this stuff called "squeak releif" get a can of that and spray it on your roughed up pads. Let it soak in for an hour or so. This should stop it. If it doesn't your proably just gonna have to live with the squeak until you can afford some quality brake pads. I have never had good experiences with these cheaper pads. They all seem to sqeak and wear out quicker.

[countrygirl01]

my dad says i should pay more sometimes so i have better which sucks cause it comes out of my pocket

[ShiftFMX]

Ok, I have one last suggestion...

Pull you pads off, and if you have a bench grinder, rough em up...and see if that'll help. Thats all i got man, hope it works.