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Offline cleanall

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front brake squeal
« on: September 29, 2008, 01:59:54 PM »
1987 gm high sierra 4 wheel drive truck, new front pads,new rotors, when i apply the brakes i get this high pitched squeal. anybody know how i can stop this irratating noise. 

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Re: front brake squeal
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2008, 02:01:38 PM »
how new are the components?

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Re: front brake squeal
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2008, 02:56:18 PM »
rotors and pads are about 3 months old.

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Re: front brake squeal
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2008, 04:15:18 PM »
Did they just start squealing or have they been squealing since you changed them?

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Re: front brake squeal
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2008, 09:30:49 PM »
started squealing about 2 months after i installed the rotors and pads. by the way the pads are the very best i could get, and i was told by the salesman they would not squeal. one other change i made about  a year ago,was i installed new leaf springs on the front i went from 2 leafs in the springs to 3 leaf in the springs. this raised the front of the truck about 1 inch or less. would this effect the combination vavle for the brakes?

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Re: front brake squeal
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2008, 12:41:18 PM »
The combination valve would really only effect the rear.

Brakes squeal due to pad vibration. Remove the caliper, clean and lube the slides so that they move freely. Put a little bit of moly grease on the back of the pads where they contact the caliper and piston.
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Re: front brake squeal
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2008, 06:44:09 PM »
that did the trick. thank you very much for the tip.