405 Squealing Disc Brakes

M plate 405 estate with vented front disc brakes.
I fitted new discs and pads about 6 months ago and they soon started
squealing. I thought they would settle down after a while but they are
still annoying me.
Any suggestion of how to shut them up please?

Tia

Bob

 

Hi Bob,

When fitting new pads I always put a smear of copper grease on he back
of each pad. This almost always cuts our break squeal.

Rich

 

Try taking the pads out and file a 45 degree chamfer on the leading
edge of the pad - only needs to be 2/3mm deep

<------ Disc rotation <----------
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As new After filing


It worked for me on the wifes 206:

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.autos.peugeot/browse_thread/thread/553c4a860e7d7736?hl=en

 

Thanks to you both,

I'll give those a try

Bob

 

This seems to me a good solution if you dont want your brakes to have
friction. Make them as greasy as possible.



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I presume reading is not one of your major skills? True there was one
character missing in the reply but he did say BACK of the pad.

 

To take in to account those of us with a lower-than-average IQ, I should
have worded my reply to intimate that you should put the copper grease
on the NON-friction side of the brake pad.

Apologies

 

I read somewhere that filing a small chamfer along the leading edge of the
pads can cure squealing.

 

And what makes you think the grease will stay on the back, e.g. when the
pads warm up? I think after some time the grease will get all over the
place.
Personally I don't mind the brakes making some noise, this is "normal".



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Well I suppose that's not your fault...

Accepted )


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I've been putting copper grease on the back of my brake pads for over 20
years now. Every time I've subsequently replaced a pad I've never seen
the grease "all over the place".

It does work, trust me.

 

No, you're right. It's not my fault you have a lower than average IQ

 

We always use copper grease on all front pads, also on rear shoes
aswell it stops them from making that noise,and yes it works.

 

And that nice Mr Haynes recommends it as well.