So I been getting this weird type of squeak and squeal noise coming from the front passenger side, cars a 93 sol with the d15. it's only when applying even the slightest amount of brakes. I have replaced axles, tie rods, wheel bearing, removed the dust cover, and got a alignment and they said there is nothing wrong the brakes have plenty life left 6mm pads and rotors looked good.


So I'm like WTF, and the noise is very loud, it almost sounds like my UCA's are rubbing but I just jacked it up and greased the squealer pin and where I think the UCA's are rubbing and the sound is less apparent but I still hear it more of under light braking.

What could this be? Thanks guys.

 

Just because the brakes have plenty of life, doesn't mean they aren't squealing. Exactly what pads and rotors do you have?

 

They don't show a brand, but still look pretty new. Couldn't tell you the brand because it's on the same front brakes since I bought it.

So should I look into new pads?

 

Check whether the wheel splash guard is bent and rubbing on the brake rotor.

 

I have, I even removed it.

 

What's the condition of the pad shims?

 

Yeah it might be the shims. I had the same problem. Rotor was installed wrong and it was making a creaking noise. Did you do the rotors yourself?

 

I did not get to look at them, couldn't break the caliper bolt loose.

But I did notice on the bottom of the caliper there is something that says "L" and that part is on the right side of the car.
No, have not did a brake job on it due to exceptional pad life and my rotor is still in the recommended thickness. But if all fails I'll be replacing them.

 

Sounds like an obvious potential problem.

 

Yeah, I just don't get why I'd be making noise now It was like that for a while. I'll switch them out then report back.

 

Okay guys so update on this I replaced the rotors and pads in the front, after a few days the noise came right back.

I just noticed there is a good amount of drag in the rear right wheel with the parking brake released. Problem is the parking brake is adjusted accordingly, 6-9 clicks. So how do I go about adjusting the the drum to get less drag? When I have the ebrake fully engaged and I push on my car I can hear the rear drum make a knocking noise. I did take it to a shop to have the rear brake shoes done last month.

And I noticed the asshat only replaced the rear right drum which is the one with the drag and making noise.

Please if somebody could just tell me how to adjust it I'd be so thankful. Or should I take it back to the shop that did it?

 

I recently had this problem after I re-did my shoes about a year ago-it turns out that I should have replaced most of the hardware while I did the shoes instead of re-using the existing very old and nearly broken hardware-lesson learned and I'm willing to bet that's what the shop did.

Purchase the following-links to generic kits follow purchase whatever brand you please just ensure it has the parts:
Wearever Drum Hold Down Parts and Springs 17351: Advance Auto Parts
Wearever Drum Brake Self-Adjuster Repair Kit 2701: Advance Auto Parts

Jack up car safely-ensure parking brake is RELEASED.
Remove the wheel and drum in question.
Clean thoroughly with brake parts cleaner and dry with a clean shop rag.
Use a flat head screwdriver to adjust the parking brake self-adjuster so that the shoes go "in" (away from the outer surface of the drum).
Replace any worn, damaged, broken or bent parts with new ones from the 2 kits you purchased.
Re-assembly is the reverse of removal.

How-To Video:
dis-assembly: re-assembly: