# squeky brakes **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 15, 2005, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/squeky-brakes/175659 "2005-07-15T11:21:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/squeky-brakes/175659/1 "2005-07-15T11:21:32Z")
Ok heres the deal. I changed my breaks on my 97 chevy Malibu. (roters and pads) Now after about a week of driveing, i find that when i am lighly pressing the brake and going less then 10mph i here a squealing sound coming from the brakes. Should i simply get Brake quiet, or is there something else wrong. Thanks Joe’s friend Bryan ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/squeky-brakes/175659/2 "2005-07-15T11:23:47Z")
cheap pads usually squeak and no amount of brake quiet works, usually. I have used the brake quiet before but it only worked for a little bit. I just got used to the squeaking and the next time I bought pads I got the good ones instead of the $17 pads. ---
**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/squeky-brakes/175659/3 "2005-07-15T11:38:10Z")
the pads i got were the middle of the road one, andvance’s price for the pads was 42$ the roters were 20$ each. ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/squeky-brakes/175659/4 "2005-07-15T11:38:54Z")
did you clean the rotors off with brake kleen after you opened them\> ---
**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/squeky-brakes/175659/5 "2005-07-15T11:41:56Z")
no, that i did not do, just use brake cleaner? First time i ever changed pads and roters, usualy i have only chaned the pads, but my roters were bad this time. Thanks for the help sofar ---
**Author:** ![Converted2LSX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/converted2lsx/32/5962_2.png) [@Converted2LSX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Converted2LSX)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/squeky-brakes/175659/6 "2005-07-15T11:43:07Z")
> [@BlkP42E](#): > > did you clean the rotors off with brake kleen after you opened them\> :slap: ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/squeky-brakes/175659/7 "2005-07-15T11:43:15Z")
i always use brake kleen or carb cleaner and clean off the rotors before i put them on. and mine never squeak ---
**Author:** ![Converted2LSX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/converted2lsx/32/5962_2.png) [@Converted2LSX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Converted2LSX)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/squeky-brakes/175659/8 "2005-07-15T11:43:37Z")
> [@fmfkid250](#): > > no, that i did not do, :slap: ---
**Author:** ![imported\_showtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@imported\_showtime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_showtime)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/squeky-brakes/175659/9 "2005-07-15T11:44:59Z")
my wifes brakes do the same thing… only squeak with a light press, once you apply decent amount of pressure they are quiet. brake kleen stops it for a few days but it comes back. the pads we got were ceramics from advanced…they were like $40. i think its just a combo of the pad, stock rotor(in her case) & brake dust. like 77 said i don’t think brake quiet will do much except mask it for a little bit, cause we put brake quiet on them when we installed it & it was fine…must have worn away & now there is a little sqeak. ---
**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/squeky-brakes/175659/10 "2005-07-15T11:45:05Z")
OK i will try that, thanks for the info. Joe’s Friend Bryan ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/squeky-brakes/175659/11 "2005-07-15T11:48:24Z")
My dad uses commercial duty metallic pads on my g-bodys, they all squeak at low speed braking. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/squeky-brakes/175659/12 "2005-07-15T12:51:07Z")
My Performance Friction Z pads squeak also. ---
**Author:** ![scottiemac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@scottiemac](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/scottiemac)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/squeky-brakes/175659/13 "2005-07-15T14:01:20Z")
Same thing happens to me. I replaced the rotors and pads, got the middle priced brand. Used brake cleen and it still squeaks every now and then. But the only problem I have is creaking noises when I come to a stop. Kinda like the noise you hear from a house, those ghostly creaks. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_gearhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_gearhead/32/5957_2.png) [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/squeky-brakes/175659/14 "2005-07-15T15:17:04Z")
86% of the time, a really good Disc Brake Quiet compound will do the trick when applied properly per the instructions. I like the CRC stuff. ![http://ken-co.com/crc/disc-brake-quiet.jpg](http://ken-co.com/crc/disc-brake-quiet.jpg) Synthetic caliper lube (in teh same looking rig as anti-sneeze) works pretty good too. ---
**Author:** ![Nick2517](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@Nick2517](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nick2517)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/squeky-brakes/175659/15 "2005-07-15T15:35:29Z")
you know about deglazing the rotors also right ??? ---
**Author:** ![traydogg6969](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/traydogg6969/32/5999_2.png) [@traydogg6969](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/traydogg6969)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/squeky-brakes/175659/16 "2005-07-15T15:49:37Z")
i have brembo rotors and and pbr pads and mine still squeek on light breakin ---
**Author:** ![crudinyourface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@crudinyourface](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/crudinyourface)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2005, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/squeky-brakes/175659/17 "2005-07-16T20:49:41Z")
my $100 carbotech pads sqeak under light pressure, go figure. ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2005, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/squeky-brakes/175659/18 "2005-07-17T15:46:42Z")
fuck it, turn up the radio. ---
**Author:** ![Dominator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a4c791/32.png) [@Dominator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dominator)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2005, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/squeky-brakes/175659/19 "2005-07-17T20:49:46Z")
push pedal harder = cured