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MG MGF Technical - Squeal on braking

i think it's my front right wheel, high pitched squeel when braking, been happening a while now, they are Trophy 4 Pots with 305mm Dics, any idea what i can do to solve annoying noise, pads don't seem to look worn ,looks like and plenty on them, Dave
DC Morris T6 DCM

Standard pads Dave? I don't have any first hand experience with these calipers, but do they use anti-squeal shims?
Rob Bell

i have no idea Rob, butthat is worth a look, will let you know thanks,Dave
DC Morris T6 DCM

Dave
I have 4 pot AP brakes fitted and mine were squealing like a London bus until yesterday. The grooves on the rear of the pad were full up with muck and there was no grease left on one pad. Pad removal, a clean up and a new application of coppergrease cured the problem.

I believe Mike Satur was advocating the same procedure on a thread some time ago but it is one of those jobs that you put off and only tend to do when the pad needs changing.
David
David Stonehouse

David, I trust that the cooper grease was applied to the BACK OF THE PAD and not the friction surface? ;o) ;o) ;o)
Rob Bell

DCM

Have you got a bin liner trapped in the caliper?

Otherwise, I strongly recommend pads out and good scrub with a stif'ish brush, also the caliper channels, then copperslip on back of pads. Oftem beneficiasl to wipe round the piston seals with a small amout of brake fluid while all in bits.

Get a spray can of brake/clutch cleaner from your local car shop for a general squirt clean before the detail work starts. gets rid of all dust.
John Ponting

Turn the tunes up loud enough to drown out the brake squeal.
Its a very cheap fix.
;-)
Russell Parslow

This thread was discussed between 15/08/2005 and 17/08/2005

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