Premium Brakes

[KrasH]

You could always grease/oil the discs like someone I know did years and years ago... Don't laugh..basically oiled his discs, then drove, could not stop at some lights and finished in some bushes being stopped by a few shrub.. But seriously I've heard brake squealing from alot of falcons and commodores. Even my pulsar has some squeal, but that's after about 80,000 km's. Best way to get around it... Turn up the music

[ZMAN]

Surely spending $3000 on premium brakes would entitle you to squeal free braking. I think its a joke if FORD expect people to put up with this very irritating noise. I have booked my car with the local dealer this coming Monday and will be very interested to see what solution they can come up with. Will keep the forum posted....

[ONDOLE]

that's a joke ! people pay $3000 for trouble-free brakes not one's that still give you problems !!

[QikSmurf]

I had this problem at 5K, took it to the dealer and they machined the rotors

noise has progressively come back to the point where they are driving me mad

I found that if you brake later ( and obviously harder), it doesn't squeal

I also spoke to a brake specialist and he tells me its the pads!!

aparently, once you overheat the pads they develop a glass-like glaze that will never, ever go away by itself

solution: continue to brake late, brake hard and wait for these pads to wear........then replace them with some aftermarket premium brake pad

[Guest jason]

Hi Guys,

The Premium Brakes on my car started to squeal at about the 3000k mark.The car has now done 10500k's. I personal don't take any notice of it any more, but did find that they squealed on light application when heated, or after a spirited drive that involved some heavy braking. When the brakes are stone cold, they don't squeal. As mentioned earlier, it's the compound of the brake pads that make them squeal. Had an XBGT hardtop back in the early ninties that had brake squeal from the front discs caused by very hard compound pads being fitted (no brake fade was evident with hard pads).

Would rather squealing brakes, as opposed to the shudders experinced with the standard brakes.

[ZMAN]

Well if Ford can't find a solution to the brake squeal I will have the brake pads changed with an aftermarket performance one....here's hoping they have a solution when I drop her off on Monday...other than the brake squeal and a little wind noise from my roof...the car has been a DREAM....gives me a total buzz everytime I jump in and drive her...(the car that is)

[ZMAN]

Was just in contact with the local dealer who was looking at the brake squeal problem and was advised there was nothing they could do to alleviate the problem. NOT F**KING Happy Jan...they gave some lame ass excuse that because its a performance pad they have to use a harder compound in the pads and hence the squeal. Will be contacting FORD direct to see how they can rectify the problem......surely a car with 1500 k's on the clock should not be experiencing this problem. $3,000 to experience and annoying squeal is certainly not good enough...will wait in anticipation tommorrow when FORD customer service me!!!!!!!!!!

[XR6TK1W1]

Dont feel to bad guys I got to drive a lovely GTP yesterday thanks to a very nice fellow in our FPV/Tickford club. After drooling hooning and having a hugh silly on, I started to back it into a park and nearly sh*t myself when I thought I had run over a cat. The noise was terrible and I thought I had scratched it. But to myluck he informed me it was the pads dragging and it had always done it. Even top of the line Brembos squeel. Go figure.

[Guest]

Ive heard since the pufta pollies banned asbestos in the pads all the squeeling started.

[sixfan]

No squealing for me I've got 4000K but its mostly highspeed country driving. Some odd clunking noises now and again though.......