Brakes good -- squeaky wheels around turns

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Fiatcatapult
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Brakes good -- squeaky wheels around turns

Postby Fiatcatapult » Mon May 29, 2017 4:59 pm

Brakes good, new calipers, and new pads -- what causes squeaky wheels around turns and when slowing down.

Not sure if it's coming from the front or the rear.

like something is out of round squeak.

klweimer
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Re: Brakes good -- squeaky wheels around turns

Postby klweimer » Mon May 29, 2017 5:57 pm

Dragging e-brake? Loose front bearings?

Fiatcatapult
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Re: Brakes good -- squeaky wheels around turns

Postby Fiatcatapult » Mon May 29, 2017 8:26 pm

thanks ... i'll check for both.

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Re: Brakes good -- squeaky wheels around turns

Postby RRoller123 » Tue May 30, 2017 6:44 am

Is there any pulsating in the brake pedal?
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Fiatcatapult
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Re: Brakes good -- squeaky wheels around turns

Postby Fiatcatapult » Tue May 30, 2017 1:31 pm

No almost none to minimal....

TStark
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Re: Brakes good -- squeaky wheels around turns

Postby TStark » Wed May 31, 2017 9:24 am

Some things to consider...
Front Bearing freeplay excessive?
Are your sliders lubricated or installed dry?
Are the leading edges of the pads beveled? if not, do so with a file.
Anti-squeal pad on the backing plate?
If not, there are some permatex products to spray on the backing plate, let dry to tacky, then install.

Fiatcatapult
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Re: Brakes good -- squeaky wheels around turns

Postby Fiatcatapult » Tue Jun 06, 2017 6:40 am

I will be checking all that you mentioned in your post.

Thank you

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Re: Brakes good -- squeaky wheels around turns

Postby DieselSpider » Mon Jun 26, 2017 11:23 pm

Steel rotor squeaking or tire squeal? Could be alignment issues or worn front suspension if its tire noise. If its brakes look at loose/worn front wheel bearings. It would be rare for rear wheel bearings to have that much effect but it would not hurt to check.

Here is a great video on how to properly pack a front wheel bearing. Many times front wheel bearings fail because they were not packed correctly as show here by Dan Anderson of the American Farm Journal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhL1uAp_WCw


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