How to fix Squeaky brakes - Stop noisy brakes or squeaking Brakes

what is happening people Frank here from inside the garage on this edition we're covering how to handle those squeaky brakes so whether you're trying to do your own brakes or the fact is maybe you went to the dealer a brakes squeak is extremely frustrating and today's show we're gonna slow it down I'm going to show you the top tip this is the real the raw on brake tips brake pads that's a big problem a lot of you guys are putting brake pads on your vehicle and you're getting this part wrong but let's head over to the bench and talk about the various quality of brake pads ceramic semi-metallic and the dinosaur organic you guys have heard about it the cheap brake pads you've been preached to in fact you probably said why they preach it it is a 9 $10 $11 brake pad you're gonna pay for what you get now what does that all mean well these old-school organic pads they're available and you will have breaking however these guys will squeak for one very good reason and this is the biggest tip I can give you if you're gonna buy a cheap brake pad the difference is all to do with these corners here on the edge of the actual lining now that edge is really important for one big reason you guys know brake dust brake dust can cause squeaks especially with these guys with these 90 degree angles that brake dust is actually going between the pad and the rotor when you get the premium style brake pads you're gonna have the beveled edge that beveled edge is gonna allow that brake dust to go right through the wheels the next thing is going from organic to semi-metallic semi-metallic pads, not a bad brake pad they're a softer pad I don't get complicated let's keep it simplified semi-metallic pads have more metal iron copper all the metals in this pad to help with braking and also dealing with heat that I realize that heat is the enemy to the brake system braking is all about how well we stop in relationship to heat and that's the game changer is the heat the better quality that you get into that better you're going to handle the heat which can cause all kinds of problems including brakes squeak. The next brake pad is your ceramic pad ceramic pads are relatively new to the industry in the last 15-20 inside of 30 years let's say and a ceramic is that it's like a porcelain kiln we're heating it up ceramics do very well with heat it is your best bet they only catch with ceramic pads is that they're a much harder pad and you could eat up into brake rotors hence it's really important that if you have a brake squeak with these ceramic pads get those looked at right away because you could cut into rotors and need brake rotors. Speaking of brake rotors let's get over to the brake rotors or brake discs those are important and this is what you may be getting wrong with your brake rotors I take the brake rotors really serious guys you don't want to skimp just like on the brake pads spend a little bit more cuz here's the secret ingredient no we don't got a cooking show this is car care secret ingredient is the veins in the brake rotor this is the skeletal structure you won't see this unless you pay close attention to these slots inside between the outboard and the inboard side of that brake rotor now what's the story with the veins well on a cheaper quality a less quality brake rotor you're gonna have less veins so think about a cooling fan at home right you're cooling your cell phone you've got a fan by your bed if you've got three blades and it's 110 that's the problem you want five blades because that's gonna move air and that's the whole concept behind the brake rotor so get a quality brake rotor so that you can dissipate and move all that heat here's a couple of quick tips if you decided you're gonna resurface so your own brake rotors you want to make sure the brake loir is set up appropriately but I got to tell you more importantly to reduce that chatter which can cause grooving and brake rotors and cause a brake grind make sure that you've got a silencer band and a silencer devices placed in here to reduce the chatter when you reservist the rotors great brake loir has come a long way certain cars you can't pull that road or what comes to mind is a GMC Colorado you need to resurface those rotors with an on car brake lathe make sure you check all there's manual and check with your locals alive if they've got an on car brake lathe that's a win all right we talked about to recap number one brake pads if you can spend the money on the premium spend the money make sure those brake pants don't have a ninety degree angle they're beveled that's going to eliminate some of that brake dust from causing squeaks between the pads and the rotor as its spinning number two rotors hello get those rotors people stop skimping roaders the veins those blades inside that road or make sure that their OE specification they don't have enough veins you're going to saturate your brakes with heat and that's gonna cause squeaks along with nasty pulsations last tip don't get complicated things can be tight well if it's tight & you're doing your own project maybe you buying a lesser quality and an expensive brake pad let's call it good now they may not do well with the noise and that's okay you're saying yourself I need to stop and as long as I can stop I'll deal with the noise whether that be consistent or it's a phantom squeak now the fact is the lesser quality brakes you're gonna be using this disc brake quite stop stop me noise instant stop noise right you're gonna put it on there it's gonna be goobidy goo on the back side between the caliper and the rotor and it's designed to help minimize vibrations think of a clarinet blowing through a readed instrument creates vibration very much the same with your brakes lower quality brakes that don't have all that hardware or may not have the greatest of composition you're gonna be pulling this guy out you guys Rock thanks for hanging on this edition of inside the garage and don't forget subscribe hit that alerts button I'm here for you and yes I do answer every single one of your comments it means a lot to us and don't forget if I've missed something you mechanics out there bring it down into the comments we want to help as many people as we can thanks for hanging on this edition of inside the garage

Channel: Wrench Nation

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Keywords: how to fix squeaky brakes, squeaky brakes, squeaking brakes, noisy brakes

Id: zT66DaPIWXQ

Length: 6min 0sec (360 seconds)

Published: Sun Nov 26 2017