Squeaky Brakes - Not a complete cure but..........

Greenday · Post by **Greenday** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 1:07 am

I've been talking to a guy i know who's a car mechanic and he said that squeaky brakes can be made worse by "brake glaze" that builds up when you break softly on new brakes, as my CC is still my pride and joy i haven't broken anything but extremely softly, but he said to try getting up a good speed (on a very quiet straight road) then braking real hard, do this a couple of times and the friction should clear the glaze, i've done this and it has reduced my bad squeak from at leat 5 times a week to a much quieter one that now only seems to happen ever now and then,

I know it don't sort the problem but i thought i'd share that with you all

RTF · Post by **RTF** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 1:13 am

Yep, that sometimes can help a bit indeed!
Didn't for me though!

As i mentioned before, i had new brakepads fitted from Peugeot and now it's squeaky free for months already!

Partnumber for the pads is: 42 52 59 no charges under warranty

Maybe worth a try?

Greenday · Post by **Greenday** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 1:18 am

Cheers RTF, i've got my 6k check soon so i'll mention it then and see if they'll order them in straight away

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 10:15 am

braking hard eh???

nah 18" tyres are too precious to do that

Greenday · Post by **Greenday** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 11:15 am

Also from this i found the ABS certainly does work

wheel repair it · Post by **wheel repair it** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 7:41 pm

On doing the very same thing i found that the HAZARD lights come on for 3 seconds on braking,KOOL

Ben302 · Post by **Ben302** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 7:50 pm

Oh so it's not just my car that does that. My brake squeal reduced when I did that at the end of the A2/M2 link yesterday. 65ish down to 0 very quickly when atwo cars collided on the roundabout 300 yards infront of me. All new Pugs and Citroens do the hazard light thingy apparently

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 12:09 am

i tried doing the brake from going quite fast once in a 106 to try and stop squealing - seat belts worked well

Mr_AWOL · Post by **Mr_AWOL** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 12:46 am

dont think i've braked THAT hard, but my hazards havent come on when the ABS cut in on ice so far as i know. I'm sure my ABS used to beep from somewhere in the passenger footwell, but it doesnt now (i only know this coz i have to drive on grass/mud fairly often)

CB · Post by CB » Fri Jun 06, 2003 2:21 am

(i only know this coz i have to drive on grass fairly often)

An experience RTF is all too familiar with no doubt...

Greenday · Post by **Greenday** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 7:16 pm

(i only know this coz i have to drive on grass fairly often)

An experience RTF is all too familiar with no doubt...

DavidGilmour · Post by **DavidGilmour** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 10:30 pm

Well, my breaks also squeezed before my BIG crash, so hopefully when my car is fixed that noise will be away, becoz I braked very hard

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Sun Jun 08, 2003 4:16 pm

i tried doing the brake from going quite fast once in a 106 to try and stop squealing - seat belts worked well

What happened with the seat belts??