Hey HT, car: JDM 92 civic sir hatch.

Recently replaced my brakes: Brand new hawk ceramic pads, Brand new Password drilled and slotted rotors, brake fluid flush.

Installed, everything works fine. My problem is when applying the brakes normally (sometimes harder, sometimes softer not always the same) they squeak/squeal as if the "wear indicator" is touching the rotor?? When I installed them I made sure the indicator was not bent or touching in any way. The one thing I did notice was the metal "guides" that clip the pad into place were a little loose but seemed to tighten up once the pads were installed in the caliper. Is this my problem? Do I need new "guides"? Can these be purchased from Honda? Or could this be a build up of brake dust?

Any other ideas??

Thanks for your time.

 

BUMP

 

Grease the shims

 

Grease the shims, like Joshka said, and lubricate every contact surface imaginable (except the pad/rotor) with brake lube. Two small tubes of ceramic brake lube from your local parts store should be enough. This is brake job 101 stuff.

 

If it is pad squeak just give it some time and it will go away. Lube the hardware and slides.

 

I agree with the others, use some synthetic brake grease or anti-sieze on the moving parts and contact surfaces on the brakes (aside from where the pad meets the rotor).

Also, another possibility you might want to consider is that sometimes rotors (and drums) come with a factory coating on them to prevent rust during storage. This coating (it's clear and slightly sticky to the touch) should be wiped off with brake cleaner and a shop towel before rotor installation. If it remains on the rotor while driving the car, it might result in the rotor getting glazed... hence, squeaking.

 

Thanks guys, I used only a tiny bit of the grease supplied, I guess it was more important than I had thought. I'll hit it good.

 

Make sure you don't get any on the pad face or rotor !

 

I use the brake quiet stuff on the back of the pad (red), silicone lubricant (like ES stuff) on the clips, and the pin grease on the ... you guessed it.. pins. lol

Back pads were still making noise, so I went old school and filed down the edges of the pads.. no more noises

 

X2 always use disc brake quiet and anti-seize around the calipers moving parts. As other poster said sometimes u need wear off coat of rotors to make noise go away

Btw using full ceramic brake pads are noisy sons of guns I personally go with semi.