What can I do to stop my brakes from squeaking?
 

I have 27k in my G. Have not had any brake service performed or anything. I'm beginning to hear squeaky noises when I'm reaching a stop sign or when I'm near to making a complete stop. Please advise.

Might need new pads, or they might just have a lot of brake dust. Check to see how much pad you have left. If you have a decent amount left, hit the rotors with some brake clean.

I'll just get both things done. Is this something I can get done at the dealership?

Yes. I would only go there if for sure I knew it needed brakes. Otherwise, they're likely to try to sell you brakes when you might not need them. Take a look first.

Factory pads are going to create excessvie brake dust//and wear out rotors prematuraly vise versa
i suggest hawk racing pads, they are quiet, hardly no brake dust,
and stop very well.. They may cost a bit more but you def
wont regret it in the long run/

put some wd-40 on it, that'll help!

































jk please don't.

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man i wanna shoot myself reading this

i have the same problem with squeaky brakes...took it to the shop today and they said front pads need to be replaced....i see that you said hawk racing pads up top...one of the sites i looked at online wants 153 for the hawk ble racing pads and 212 for the dct-70 or would i be fine just going with hawk ceramics for a little less??how much of a difference is there with the brembos using these pads??thanks

Don't get hawk blue. You will DESTROY your rotors; those are race pads.

so what pads would you suggest using because i found some nismos and they seemed decent...so if so what hawk pads should i look for?

No, no, he's just saying that hawk blues are specifically for racing rotors. The regular Hawk HPS are more than adequate: http://www.hawkperformance.com/performance/hps.php

Noise is caused by pad vibration [especially when there is a wear lip on rotor]. Unlikely that any pad will be quieter than oem pads and oem rotors.............why they were selected to wear fast to reduce the overall noise problem. Both would wear fast and need replacing at frequent intervals to restore that as new lack of sound.

Many different things can cause brake noise, so the noise will have to be diagnosed. As a guess, with almost 30,000 miles on the original brake pads, they are probably worn down to the wear sensors, which squeak to let you know the brake pads need replacing before they wear even further and have the brake pad backing plates score and destroy the brake rotors, thus requiring expensive brake rotor replacement too.

Get the vehicle in to have the brake system diagnosed and serviced, quickly, before the brake rotors get destroyed and cost you money to replace.

You can get brake services done at virtually any auto center. It doesn't have to be done by the very expensive dealership.

That would be extremely dishonest, fraudulent, break consumer laws and risk heavy fines, as well as exceedingly bad word-of-mouth advertising.

The original equipment brake pads have served you well. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If you're not going racing only, then don't use racing brake pads, pure and simple. This also will help when it comes to the warranty on the brakes, as using aftermarket brake pads will have the warranty come through the aftermarket brake pad company. Conversely, if you use the original equipment brake pads, the warranty is done right through the dealership. Raps things up nice, neat and easy for you.

I recently purchased a 2003 Coupe with Brembos and had very loud and annoying brake noise. We took the brakes apart and found the front pads were basically new with plenty of meat on them so we replaced them with some similar pads for noise reduction. We took it for a test drive and the noise came again. We jacked up the car again and took apart the rear brakes and rubbed the pads on the concrete to create a little friction, the noise went away....for now.

Is the final answer to eliminate the brake noise new rotors (possibly slotted) and brake pads? I've searched plenty and haven't found a definitive answer.

We always measure pads [digital tool] and supply customer with WRITTEN results, unfortunately customers are not engineers and don't understand a half worn pad [9mm>4.5mm] is significantly worse even though it is above legal limit [~2mm].
We try to estimate from customer history how many 90 day oil changes remain before pads are near limit.

By the way pads wear faster as they get thinner due to extra heat buildup. So if 70% wear occured in 20K, then the final 20% may occur in 4-5k before the customer is back for an oil change.

The pad compound depth is the only insulator between hot rotor and caliper piston/brake fluid.............as the compound wears the radiatant heat gets closer and closer to caliper.

Most don't realize fluid boiling occurs 3-8 minutes after a stop.

Somewhat off topic but a good read on thermals improvement in pads:
http://www.fourproducts.com/Images/D...f_the_FSBC.pdf


Each model is different so don't be fooled by measuring the outside pad, as most Nissan wear inside pad faster especially on rear. The pad may have tapered wear that can only be guesssed at without total disassembly!

Could be the brake squealers, they are small metal pieces on the pads specifically designed to tell you it's time to replace them. If you're pads aren't ready for replacement, then anti-squeal compound on the back of the pads (between the pads and calipers) could help, and cleaning off any brake dust with a can of brake cleaner could also help.

Just to make sure no newbies aren't suckered in, don't ever go near any brake rotor or pad with any kind of lubricant ever.

Along the same lines, racing track pads will squeal like stuck pigs at normal temps and will eat rotors like pez candy. Don't ever try them unless you are doing high-speed track driving.

--Bryce

does this happen on non brembo equipped g's?

my brembo's used to squeal a crapload. i tried a bunch of different pads until i switched enless cca pads no squeal and awesome braking.

lol

Most of the OEM pads will squeal at one time or another. It's not a big deal. I replaced mine with Akebono Proact ceramics and they are quiet as a church mouse.

i want the Project Mu Pads!

My OEM Brembo pads have never squealed. I'm on my 2nd set now (self-installed). I used plenty of 3M Brake Lube and haven't heard a peep out of 'em. Of course, they come w/the shims attached.