squeeky brakes while driving - Honda Prelude Forum

jsmooney · 01-28-2004, 11:01 PM

okay, i installed new pads front and back about 4 months ago, in the past few weeks, the front brakes have been squeeking while just coasting down the road, then i gently press on the brakes it stops. anyone else have this problem? ideas to fixing it?

vf1-sh · 01-29-2004, 01:16 AM

Were the pads oem? If so, did you install the brake pad shims that came with the pads? If not, did you reuse the old shims and put them on the new aftermarket brake pads? Also, did you resurface the brake rotors?

brendon2k · 01-29-2004, 01:15 PM

Did you put grease on the back of the pads?

MR.CLIFFORD · 01-29-2004, 03:06 PM

I bet it's the shims.

Mattsy93vtec · 01-30-2004, 03:10 PM

shims or, like what happened to me, you broke the pad...

jsmooney · 01-30-2004, 04:00 PM

aftermarket pads, reused the shims, didnt resurface the rotors

could i swap the rotors from driver side to passenger side and from passenger side to driver side?

why grease the pads?

Mattsy93vtec · 01-30-2004, 04:11 PM

Your supposed to put Disc Break Quiet on the pads at all contact points (all but rotor) before you put on pads.

PÂ®Ã©Â£Ã¹Ã?e95 · 02-03-2004, 08:58 PM

I had the same problem. Resurfacing rotors fixed it.

MR.CLIFFORD · 02-03-2004, 09:01 PM

anytime you get new pads you should ALWAYS resurface your rotors. ALWAYS

jsmooney · 02-03-2004, 09:24 PM

hmmm....thats the problem then. dammit - would it not be cheaper just to get the brembo blanks from nopi?