Squeaky brakes on this old girl. Pads are still thick. I did a figure 8 on smooth concrete. What can I do to the rotors?
by Graham_Wellington3
Squeaky brakes on this old girl. Pads are still thick. I did a figure 8 on smooth concrete. What can I do to the rotors?
by Graham_Wellington3
7 Comments
Rub the rotors with fine sandpaper and clean rotors and pads with etanol or acetonic acid. Worked for me at least.
Light them on fire.
Some pads are just squeaky. Resin or sintered? Use some isopropyl alcohol on the rotors, give them a good wipe. Not much more you can do other than change them out.
Sand the pads and rotor a bit
Those rotors look well overheated but maybe its just the reflection
There anti-squeak from the auto parts store that you can put on the back of the pads that might help. I would also sand those pads and rotors.
If none of the above works, put a slight chamfer on the leading edges of the pads, like this: [https://www.ferodo.com/blog/directional-brake-pads.html](https://www.ferodo.com/blog/directional-brake-pads.html)