Brake Squeal

[nattrill]

Has anyone else had the problem of brake squeal when you are not actually applying the brakes?

 

If I am going in a strait line, or turning left, my brakes squeal.

If I am braking, or turning right, they do not squeal.

This happens when I have been driving for about 20mins. Once it starts it wont stop fot the whole journey. It is a very loud noise, louder that just new pads bearing in.

 

 

Tried cleaning the brake mechanisms (well I didn't personally, I left it to my father in law :P ), which solved it for about 2 months.

 

But now the squeal is back. The local garage could not find anything wrong.

 

Has anyone got a fairly permanent solution?

[Johndouglas]

Make sure the callipers are free to slide on the guide pins.

[stimulator]

This can occur because the leading edges of the pads 'sing' on the discs. A common cure for this is to remove the pads and chamfer the leading edges with a file so that they have no sharpe edges to touch the discs.

 

Give or the father-in-law give a try.