Squeak sound in front (brakes)

97PonyGT · May 12th, 2010, 06:13 AM

Folks,

Last year I was able to isolate the problem to the front driver side (caliper, brake) assembly. I have changed the front pads, rotor etc. Squeak is still there. It does not squeak when I apply the brakes or when I turn left. I'm now thinking that the caliper holding braket is sligthly worn out making that the caliper sits in it's place but might be moving slightly as the car moves ... anyone else had this experience ?

Reason I suspect that is because I have removed the rotors and brake pads a few times, regreased things up with anti-brake squeak thingee grease and it temp. goes away ....

Let me know

LazyIAm · May 12th, 2010, 03:26 PM

I had a squeak on my driver side front but I took the brakes off and put some lube on the pad where it touches the calipers and mine went away.

97mustanggt · May 12th, 2010, 03:35 PM

i currently have a squeak on my front passanger it sux

98mustangchris · May 12th, 2010, 08:13 PM

caliper is probably sticking. Also it might not be floating back and forth from rusted caliper bracket. It happened on mine. They are cheap. 20 bucks at autozone or the sort.

mazza89 · May 12th, 2010, 09:35 PM

I'm going through the same thing right now. I thought it was the wear bars on the pad, but turns out the pads don't have wear indicators. They were low anyway so hopefully this fixes it. I am changing it tomorrow when I get the new rotors. I will let you know if this fixes it.

97mustanggt · May 13th, 2010, 12:18 PM

both my front ones squeak i hate it so much, the only time they dont squeak is when i begin to apply the breaks.

97PonyGT · May 13th, 2010, 01:29 PM

thanks guys ... napa was 39.99 ... autozone .. 16.99

guess which ones I ordered ...

Later !

97PonyGT · July 14th, 2010, 10:19 PM

ok here goes ... still need help on this .

I changed the caliper Brakets on both front wheels .. it went away ... for about 2 weeks .. now it's back ...

WTF ??? Not sure what the hell it is anymore !!! ARGH

PLEASE HELP ... ANYONE !!! ??? !!!! ??

BAD98GT · July 14th, 2010, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by LazyIAm

I had a squeak on my driver side front but I took the brakes off and put some lube on the pad where it touches the calipers and mine went away.

exactly.....works like a charm

97mustanggt · July 14th, 2010, 10:53 PM

hey bro im about to change my front hub assembly both of them, ill let you know if the squeaking goes away

97PonyGT · July 14th, 2010, 11:39 PM

thanks guys ... I will be slapping on some goop on the brake pads to see if it will help .. I know its the driver front side only ...

stay tuned ...

4eva4ord · July 15th, 2010, 03:00 PM

I had a similar problem a few months back after changing rotors and pads all the way around but also just in the front driver side, i took my rotor and pad back to autozone claiming they had a defect got some new ones and same thing occured again. I tried lubing it up even went and lubed em all cause i figured maybe it was a different one and I was hearing something.

I took it to a shop who stopped my squeak and has stayed gone for 6m months so far, but after charging me $110.53 they claimed it was because
i used some rtv black on my bolts in ordr to keep em from backing out and they said that was the cause....idk but hey they stopped the squeak so if you dont mind the bill

97PonyGT · July 16th, 2010, 09:21 AM

Ok .. here goes.

Went for a drive last night with my brother in law. He stuck his head out while I was driving and heard shit on his side (hoping here the Mother is not deaf

) ... and I still heard the squeak on my side. So it's def front driver side.

Ok ... I get back .. let the pony cool off ... then I jam my fingers past the mags to touch the brake pad ... and was able to move it along the rotor .... so that to me did not seem normal ... I try the same on the passenger side and no go ... it does not move.

So, this gets me thinking here ... I have a caliper that is staying to open or at least not flowing back and forth properly (cylinder). So here is my plan for this weekend ... I will bleed that side a little cause for some reason (just might be) there might be some air in there who knows

. Then I will remove the brake pads and have my lovely assistant pump the brakes .... to see how the cylinder reacts .... then I will go from there ....

what you folks think ??

BAD98GT · July 16th, 2010, 11:10 AM

sounds like you know what to look for.

yeah, i think its sounding like a bad/sticking caliper

97mustanggt · July 16th, 2010, 04:36 PM

i still havent changed my hub assembley but soon.

97PonyGT · July 18th, 2010, 08:00 AM

Ok so yesterday afternoon bled the front caliper(driver side) figured I have nothing to lose. Nothhing special or spectacular ... removed the braked pads and applied that orange rubbery goo to the back of both brake pads. I also applied a very thin layer to the caliper itself ... where the pads touch the caliper - figured what the hell

Waited a good 15 minutes. Will be trying it sometime today ... weather permitting ... was one of those typical Quebec days yesterday - sun/rain and then rain/sun ....

Stay tuned ....

Keredstg · August 16th, 2010, 03:21 PM

So did it work? I'm thinking of using the glue your pad to the caliper stuff. I think that is what you are talking about when you say "orange rubbery goo."

I have a squesak squeak sqeak as the car goes down the road without brakes applied. Apply them and it goes away let off and it come back.

97PonyGT · August 16th, 2010, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by Keredstg

So did it work? I'm thinking of using the glue your pad to the caliper stuff. I think that is what you are talking about when you say "orange rubbery goo."

I have a squesak squeak sqeak as the car goes down the road without brakes applied. Apply them and it goes away let off and it come back.

Let's just say it kinda worked. It went away up until the other day. It's not as bad now ... but I still hear it. This means the "goo" worked but the underlying problem is with the caliper itself. I'm pretty sure it's binding which means it has to be replaced. Since my car is not a daily driver and gets stored for about 6 months out of the year ... I suppose it's expected. Anyhow, like I said, for now it's masked but the problem is still there but def. MUCH better and quieter than before.

Hope this helps .

Ralph

97mustanggt · August 16th, 2010, 06:23 PM

after chagning hubs and pads and disks turns out tha squeak from from the rear the other day i sparyed wd40 all over the caliper and the squeaking stoped, oh well lesson learned

97S281 · August 16th, 2010, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by 97mustanggt

after chagning hubs and pads and disks turns out tha squeak from from the rear the other day i sparyed wd40 all over the caliper and the squeaking stoped, oh well lesson learned

So you basically greased up your brakes???

May 12th, 2010, 06:13 AM	#1
97PonyGT Regular 1997 Mustang GT VERT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 64 iTrader: 0 reviews	Squeak sound in front (brakes) Folks, Last year I was able to isolate the problem to the front driver side (caliper, brake) assembly. I have changed the front pads, rotor etc. Squeak is still there. It does not squeak when I apply the brakes or when I turn left. I'm now thinking that the caliper holding braket is sligthly worn out making that the caliper sits in it's place but might be moving slightly as the car moves ... anyone else had this experience ? Reason I suspect that is because I have removed the rotors and brake pads a few times, regreased things up with anti-brake squeak thingee grease and it temp. goes away .... Let me know __________________ Ralph http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3118377

May 12th, 2010, 03:35 PM	#3
97mustanggt Hardcore Enthusiast 97GT & 97Snake & 00L T.B.A Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Richgrove, Ca Posts: 2,183 iTrader: 0 reviews	i currently have a squeak on my front passanger it sux __________________ 97 Cobra & 00 Lightning Beauty & The Beast I rev next to hybrids so they can hear me kill the environment MM Cobra Club Member #77 MM Lightning Club Founder

May 12th, 2010, 08:13 PM	#4
98mustangchris Newbie 1998 Mustang Gt 5spd Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Lexington, Ky Posts: 49 iTrader: 0 reviews	caliper is probably sticking. Also it might not be floating back and forth from rusted caliper bracket. It happened on mine. They are cheap. 20 bucks at autozone or the sort. __________________ 30kmiles,Vortech s/c,42lbinjectrs,svt fuelpump,90mm maf,o/r xpipe,MGW short throw shifter,snow performance water/meth injection,black chrome saleen wheels,daul flowmasters,dyno tune sct progrmr,CMS stage 2.5 blower cams,Manley valve springs/retainers

May 12th, 2010, 09:35 PM	#5
mazza89 Regular 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 52 iTrader: 0 reviews	I'm going through the same thing right now. I thought it was the wear bars on the pad, but turns out the pads don't have wear indicators. They were low anyway so hopefully this fixes it. I am changing it tomorrow when I get the new rotors. I will let you know if this fixes it. __________________ 1996 Mustang GT, Underdrive pulleys, BBK cold air, PI intake swap, O/R H pipe, Borla Cat back, lowered 2 inches

May 13th, 2010, 12:18 PM	#6
97mustanggt Hardcore Enthusiast 97GT & 97Snake & 00L T.B.A Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Richgrove, Ca Posts: 2,183 iTrader: 0 reviews	both my front ones squeak i hate it so much, the only time they dont squeak is when i begin to apply the breaks. __________________ 97 Cobra & 00 Lightning Beauty & The Beast I rev next to hybrids so they can hear me kill the environment MM Cobra Club Member #77 MM Lightning Club Founder

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May 12th, 2010, 03:26 PM	#2
LazyIAm Regular 1998 mustang gt Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 71 iTrader: 0 reviews	I had a squeak on my driver side front but I took the brakes off and put some lube on the pad where it touches the calipers and mine went away.

May 13th, 2010, 01:29 PM	#7
97PonyGT Regular 1997 Mustang GT VERT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 64 iTrader: 0 reviews	thanks guys ... napa was 39.99 ... autozone .. 16.99 guess which ones I ordered ... Later ! __________________ Ralph http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3118377

July 14th, 2010, 10:19 PM	#8
97PonyGT Regular 1997 Mustang GT VERT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 64 iTrader: 0 reviews	Brake Squeak ok here goes ... still need help on this . I changed the caliper Brakets on both front wheels .. it went away ... for about 2 weeks .. now it's back ... WTF ??? Not sure what the hell it is anymore !!! ARGH PLEASE HELP ... ANYONE !!! ??? !!!! ?? __________________ Ralph http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3118377

July 14th, 2010, 10:53 PM	#10
97mustanggt Hardcore Enthusiast 97GT & 97Snake & 00L T.B.A Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Richgrove, Ca Posts: 2,183 iTrader: 0 reviews	hey bro im about to change my front hub assembly both of them, ill let you know if the squeaking goes away __________________ 97 Cobra & 00 Lightning Beauty & The Beast I rev next to hybrids so they can hear me kill the environment MM Cobra Club Member #77 MM Lightning Club Founder

July 14th, 2010, 11:39 PM	#11
97PonyGT Regular 1997 Mustang GT VERT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 64 iTrader: 0 reviews	thanks guys ... I will be slapping on some goop on the brake pads to see if it will help .. I know its the driver front side only ... stay tuned ... __________________ Ralph http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3118377

July 15th, 2010, 03:00 PM	#12
4eva4ord Newbie Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 26 iTrader: 0 reviews	I had a similar problem a few months back after changing rotors and pads all the way around but also just in the front driver side, i took my rotor and pad back to autozone claiming they had a defect got some new ones and same thing occured again. I tried lubing it up even went and lubed em all cause i figured maybe it was a different one and I was hearing something. I took it to a shop who stopped my squeak and has stayed gone for 6m months so far, but after charging me $110.53 they claimed it was because i used some rtv black on my bolts in ordr to keep em from backing out and they said that was the cause....idk but hey they stopped the squeak so if you dont mind the bill __________________ 1997 Mustang project Car (engine pending) 2004 3.9L V6

July 16th, 2010, 09:21 AM	#13
97PonyGT Regular 1997 Mustang GT VERT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 64 iTrader: 0 reviews	Update Ok .. here goes. Went for a drive last night with my brother in law. He stuck his head out while I was driving and heard shit on his side (hoping here the Mother is not deaf ) ... and I still heard the squeak on my side. So it's def front driver side. Ok ... I get back .. let the pony cool off ... then I jam my fingers past the mags to touch the brake pad ... and was able to move it along the rotor .... so that to me did not seem normal ... I try the same on the passenger side and no go ... it does not move. So, this gets me thinking here ... I have a caliper that is staying to open or at least not flowing back and forth properly (cylinder). So here is my plan for this weekend ... I will bleed that side a little cause for some reason (just might be) there might be some air in there who knows . Then I will remove the brake pads and have my lovely assistant pump the brakes .... to see how the cylinder reacts .... then I will go from there .... what you folks think ?? __________________ Ralph http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3118377

July 16th, 2010, 11:10 AM	#14
BAD98GT Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 953 iTrader: 0 reviews	sounds like you know what to look for. yeah, i think its sounding like a bad/sticking caliper

July 16th, 2010, 04:36 PM	#15
97mustanggt Hardcore Enthusiast 97GT & 97Snake & 00L T.B.A Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Richgrove, Ca Posts: 2,183 iTrader: 0 reviews	i still havent changed my hub assembley but soon. __________________ 97 Cobra & 00 Lightning Beauty & The Beast I rev next to hybrids so they can hear me kill the environment MM Cobra Club Member #77 MM Lightning Club Founder

July 18th, 2010, 08:00 AM	#16
97PonyGT Regular 1997 Mustang GT VERT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 64 iTrader: 0 reviews	Update ..... Ok so yesterday afternoon bled the front caliper(driver side) figured I have nothing to lose. Nothhing special or spectacular ... removed the braked pads and applied that orange rubbery goo to the back of both brake pads. I also applied a very thin layer to the caliper itself ... where the pads touch the caliper - figured what the hell Waited a good 15 minutes. Will be trying it sometime today ... weather permitting ... was one of those typical Quebec days yesterday - sun/rain and then rain/sun .... Stay tuned .... __________________ Ralph http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3118377

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August 16th, 2010, 03:21 PM	#17
Keredstg Newbie 2004 Mach 1 Torch Red Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 39 iTrader: 0 reviews	Did it work So did it work? I'm thinking of using the glue your pad to the caliper stuff. I think that is what you are talking about when you say "orange rubbery goo." I have a squesak squeak sqeak as the car goes down the road without brakes applied. Apply them and it goes away let off and it come back.

August 16th, 2010, 06:23 PM	#19
97mustanggt Hardcore Enthusiast 97GT & 97Snake & 00L T.B.A Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Richgrove, Ca Posts: 2,183 iTrader: 0 reviews	after chagning hubs and pads and disks turns out tha squeak from from the rear the other day i sparyed wd40 all over the caliper and the squeaking stoped, oh well lesson learned __________________ 97 Cobra & 00 Lightning Beauty & The Beast I rev next to hybrids so they can hear me kill the environment MM Cobra Club Member #77 MM Lightning Club Founder

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