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Post by Admin/Founder 2 on Nov 2, 2009 15:00:16 GMT
Ever since weve had Boris hes had Squeeling Brakes  Then One day on the way to pick up Sam from Work the brakes went Completely,and as a result the disks warped and Scored and the pads fell to bits  So we had a full brake overhaul with new Discs and Pads then the brakes went again  It was thought the Brake Master Cylinder had gone as it kept loosing fluid so it was replaced then the Brakes went yet again It was eventually traced to the Brake Limiter Valve that was replaced and the brakes are now Fabb probably the best brakes on any of the cars we have ;D Thing is everybody knows we are comming before we arrive as they squeek terribly They seem ok when cold but after driving for a few minutes boy oh boy they squeek!! They are soo noisey!!! We put that car into a garage last year and they charged us to clean the brakes aparently the rear drums to stop the squeeking but it didnt we will never go there again  We dont want to be conned like that again so does anybody have any idea as to why his brakes squeel and how we can cure them? is it something we can do ourselves as they are now driving us mad !!! |
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Post by kalkat on Nov 3, 2009 1:07:02 GMT
You could see if Copper Slip or similar might help. You use a smear on the back of the pads and on the rubbing areas on the shoe pivots etc.
If it's the rear brakes making the noise, I might suspect the springs sren't assembled correctly - you can sometimes test if it's the rears by dampening them silightly (hose the rear drums ) and see if they shut up.
Emma (very tired)
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Post by Admin/Founder 2 on Nov 4, 2009 18:49:16 GMT
you can sometimes test if it's the rears by dampening them silightly (hose the rear drums ) and see if they shut up. do you mean hose them down with water? or is this a technical term im not aware of? ;D A confused Jodie  Doesnt take much to confuse me  |
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Post by kalkat on Nov 4, 2009 20:35:26 GMT
Yes....unless you have your hosepipe connected to something it shouldn't be (perhaps the petrol station for instance) the idea is to get the internals slightly 'moist' to see if they shut up. If they do.......you know what you have to do Emma |
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Post by mra-minis on Nov 21, 2009 18:06:15 GMT
Yes buy a really long hose pipe  |
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Post by kalkat on Nov 21, 2009 18:21:05 GMT
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dan
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Post by dan on Nov 21, 2009 20:49:01 GMT
just got some anti squeel shims for behind the pads-there'l be an update on whether they stop squeeling or not in a week or so!
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Post by julian0987 on Nov 23, 2009 11:55:11 GMT
like emma said if you use some anti-seize copper grease it may cure it thats all i can advise
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dan
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Post by dan on Nov 23, 2009 13:17:30 GMT
the copper ease only seemed to work for a week or 2 and then the squeal came back
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Post by notamini on Nov 24, 2009 3:56:41 GMT
What's the compond on the shoes? Some squeel regardless of what you do (like all our city buses) I think it's the cheap organics(?) Maybe change to something else. I'm running semi metalic pads and the 40 yr old original shoes but mind you, too much metal wears out the rotors much too fast. There was plenty left on the 40 yr old pads too but braking was rather a chore. So I swapped them and resurfaced the rotors (also orig and virgin) |
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Post by andyn on Dec 7, 2009 19:36:02 GMT
Looking back to the start of this post are we saying that the rear brakes are squeaking?
If so the commonest cause is dust building up in the drums which the garage should have cleaned out.
Another problem I've come acoss i the past is if the rear brake return springs have been installed upside down.
There are two springs that pull the brake shoes back when the brakes are released one is a straight coil spring and the other has a coil at each end, the later of the two can be installed upside down which results in the spring rubbing on the hub while driving along giving a really annoying and hard to find squeak.
Worth checking out as in this state the spring will eventually wear through and fail usually after its carved a slot in your rear hub.
Hope this helps
Andy
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Post by Admin/Founder 2 on Dec 7, 2009 22:09:01 GMT
Im not too sure what the compound is on the shoes and pads as we didn't put them in originally  I have thought of using EBC greenstuff Pads as ive been advised these are less prone to squealing However ive been told that until they've warmed up you can get a bit of brake fade I must admit I'm only learning at the Moment and my biggest problem is fear  I want to clean and paint his Engine but I'm scared because to do it properly i could do with taking the coil and alternator off the engine to clean and paint the engine properly and i get scared i wont do it right and ill never get the fan belt on again properly tensioned then theres the back of the engine I'm scared stiff of taking the throttle body/inlet manifold/exhaust manifold off to clean/paint the back of the block Likewise Brakes I'm keen to learn but scared to do it the first time,but then again i was scared of my first oil change,and removing the rocker cover and changing the gasket But i did that I'm just a scaredy cat if i could just get over my fear id be ok And i want to have a go at Rebuilding an Auto transmission ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by andyn on Dec 7, 2009 23:14:36 GMT
I bought my first mini in 1978, it only had 3rd and reverse gear, my first job ever was a gearbox rebuild! All of us that have had dirty finger nails for years and take on complex jobs started on jobs we knew nothing about, if we all knew everthing we wouldn't need forums such as this!
Take you time and ask questions you'll get there.
Andy
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