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Front Brakes won't stop squeaking! (Disc brake upgrade) 444-544

posted by  Hot Rod Volvo on  Mon Oct 27 03:52 CST 2008
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I did a disc brake upgrade on my 444, and it has been squeaking ever since. The rotors were turned, the pads are brand new, everything works great. But they squeak! I have taken everything apart, I have checked everything three times. The rotors look great, the pads are wearing nicely, there are no signs of anything wrong. I originally had the "non-squeak" shims which came with the pads, I have removed them and tried silicone instead, no luck. They only squeak at very low speed, when I am coming to a stop and applying brake pressure. It is only as they come to a complete stop, the last fifteen feet before. Anybody have any suggestions? Could it be the pad compound? Should I try different pads?








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    Front Brakes won't stop squeaking! (Disc brake upgrade) 444-544

    posted by  TONY H on  Tue Oct 28 01:31 CST 2008
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    The 200's have a squeaking issue too. I am guessing that your upgrade is basically done with 200 Parts?

    Take the Pads off the car, 'break' the edges of the Braking material with a wood File, just one or two strokes with the file. and reinstall. The sharp 90 degree angle from the Rotor to the Pad acts like a piece of new chalk on a blackboard. With a new piece of chalk, you can angle it but the pads are mounted that way so you have to just round that edge a bit to stop the chatter that sounds like a squeal
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