In a message dated 7/17/2008 12:37:48 AM Central Daylight Time,
wquincy@cox.net writes:
> Ive been experiencing a loud squeal from my front brakes. I know
> its the front brakes because I can come to a stop using the hand
> brake only, no noise. It takes a while to start maybe 20 minutes in
> stoplight to stoplight traffic, maybe 40 minutes in drives in the
> country. Would this be heat related? I have a header on this car.
> The brake function seems to be completely unaffected.
>
Bill, this is not uncommon. In fact, most domestic cars have anti-squeel
shims to prevent this. You can get shims for your car from Victoria-British
and
install them and they may fix your problem.
Also, you can buy an ointment to address this problem. (Sounds like snake
oil, doesn't it?) I think it works by dampening out the vibration. You apply
it to the back side of the pad where it contacts the piston.
I recommend a combination of these two.
Dave Massey
57 TR3
71 TR6
80 TR8
Member: VTR, TWOA, SLTOA, 6Pack
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