17 replies to this topic

[sct911]

I have a fg xr6t which has the 4pot brembo brakes in the front. Last week I dropped the car off at ford to get the diff bush replaced, a day later an annoying squeal started when braking. Now it has got worse and louder, when turning left without even touching the brakes the screeching noise still happens. When the steering wheel is straight or turning right, there is no noise. 

 

ford said they didnt touch the front end when replacing the rear diff bushes so I can't really blame them, cars also out of warranty. If I had to take a guess, I'd say noise is coming from the front. To test this theory I splashed a bucket of water onto the front wheels  then went for a drive, the squealing stopped for a good minute then started again. front pads still have 40% left and rears have 60% left

 

Any ideas?

Edited by sct911, 07 March 2013 - 08:56 PM.

[HSV ETR]

if you say it stops screeching when you turn the otherway good chance its you wheel bearing. I have it in my ed work slu7 I just turn up the radio lol

[sct911]

 haha, I like fresh air, but the noise is driving me up the wall. Is it a cheap fix?

[HSV ETR]

bout 50 buck (include bearing grease) and you can do it yourself shouldnt take any longer than a hour so id say 150 for a shop to do it.. that's if it is your wheel bearings sounds like it if u ask me

[xr6thsveta]

Stone jammed in there somewhere?

[spinr33]

Lower ball joints put money on it over bearings

[sct911]

just put the car on stands and checked it out, seems like ford missed a worn out pad. The pad on the inside of the front right caliper is completely worn out, while the pad on the outside still has around 40% left. 

[HSV ETR]

Bam! we were both wrong

[J@SNOT]

Typical for brembo pads to wear uneven dont stress its the way it is

[Ralph Wiggum]

Not if they are bleed properly. OP has air in the outside caliper side.

[J@SNOT]

It never seems to wear right even with a good vac bleed

Do u have a genuine hot tip on this ralph ?

[Ralph Wiggum]

bleed them as per the FPV manual and you will get even pad wear:

 

 206-03B_-FPV_Performance_Front_Disk_Brake1.pdf   399.87K   5 downloads

 

[J@SNOT]

First I was thinking sticky pistons but that was after fraud had done a bleed the first time
Made that chit assumption that they at least would do brakes right but seems like no

Iam due to give it a full flush/bleed and ill do it this time

[Ralph Wiggum]

take pics.....

 

 

 

start a thread.......

 

 

 

[J@SNOT]

Yeh being informative is the new being a wanker

Just trying to keep up

[sct911]

might as well replace all front rotors and pads soon. what pads do you guys use? dont think I'll go drilled brembo rotors, too expensive

[AF04XR]

I use DBA slotted and drilled rotors and just a cheap set of bursons pads they seem to last longer and pull up better than the bendix pads I've had no trouble at all with them

[sct911]

Not if they are bleed properly. OP has air in the outside caliper side.

Damn fraud probably introduced the air bubbles

Edited by sct911, 12 March 2013 - 10:32 AM.