I noticed a loud squeal in my brakes and knew that pretty soon I was going to have to change them. It came on pretty suddenly and since my rear pads gave no warning when they went out I wanted to tackle the issue asap. I replaced my front pads only. The rotors were still good. I didn't go with the cheapest pads, either, but couldn't go with top of the line because no one had them in stock.
No prob with the replacement, but after a few minutes of driving I heard a squeal only when I didn't apply brake pressure. No biggie. This morning I heard it at slow speeds and when turning right, but it had dissipated considerably by the time I got to work.
Same issue on the way home. But, at times it was nonexistent. More often than not, though, when I heard the squeal it was a short squeal, then silent, then squeal and the intervals sped up or slowed down based on my speed. I stop to get gas and now it's constant and louder. I also should mention I don't hear the squeal in reverse.
All in all I've put about 65 miles on the new pads. I used brake lube, and I would have changed the rotors just for good measure had the wife not limited my funds.
I've researched possible causes online but nothing seems to explain the pattern I'm experiencing. All the solutions deal with either replacing worn pads or dealing with squeal only when applying the brakes. My problem goes away when the brakes are applied. The only solution I saw that made sense was adding a shim but online neither AutoZone nor pep boys has them.
Any suggestions or ideas on what could be the issue?
No prob with the replacement, but after a few minutes of driving I heard a squeal only when I didn't apply brake pressure. No biggie. This morning I heard it at slow speeds and when turning right, but it had dissipated considerably by the time I got to work.
Same issue on the way home. But, at times it was nonexistent. More often than not, though, when I heard the squeal it was a short squeal, then silent, then squeal and the intervals sped up or slowed down based on my speed. I stop to get gas and now it's constant and louder. I also should mention I don't hear the squeal in reverse.
All in all I've put about 65 miles on the new pads. I used brake lube, and I would have changed the rotors just for good measure had the wife not limited my funds.
I've researched possible causes online but nothing seems to explain the pattern I'm experiencing. All the solutions deal with either replacing worn pads or dealing with squeal only when applying the brakes. My problem goes away when the brakes are applied. The only solution I saw that made sense was adding a shim but online neither AutoZone nor pep boys has them.
Any suggestions or ideas on what could be the issue?