Here are a few pic's of my brake pads...

Fronts




The Rears





Now, i've had the front one's on for 1.5 years... i do about 24K miles a year, 1/2 highway.

They just started squeaking like hell every time i hit the brakes over the past 2 weeks.

Are the fronts gone? or are they still good? and if so, how do i fix the squeal?

Thanks!

 

actually the fronts look ok, the rear on the otherhand looks like it's down to the metal. newpads, and maybe new rotors depending on whether resurfacing will work or not..

 

Yeah, the rears look like hell. Change those pads out and resurface the rotors or get new ones. I don't know if the picture makes it look wierd, but the edges of your rears look kind of chewed up and grooved.

For the fronts, they look fine, you probably have another 10-15k left on them. It could be making noise due to brake dust or just being dirty. I would rotate the caliper out of the way and take a look at the pad, then clean off the rotors with brake cleaner and see if that helps.

 

damn man looks hella crusty change them

 

Pads are cheap, change all 4.
If you can afford it, swap out or have the rotors turned (Resurfaced)

If you have a squeel in the front, it may be that the last person didn't put on any anti-sqeal compound. They make it in a paste and a shim. The shims work better.

If you have to put a shim in, you might as well replace the pads, and 75% of brake pads come with free shims.

IMO, I would change all 4 right away. You can never tell how bad they are until you take it all apart

Hope this helps.

-Junior-

 

fronts have meat. rears gotta be replaced.

 

Cant really tell in the rear pics.... but the rear's have like another "layer" thats about 1/8" thick, and is black... the fronts do not. thats why i figured my fronts were bad and the rears were good.

i've had the car for over 2 years... and never touched the rears... i've got no idea when they were changed.

and i THINK the squeal is comming from the front brakes, i'm not 100% sure.
putting that Anti-squeal cream on the rotors should take that sound away?

Thanks all!

 

My god man, how are you an Integraologist!!
DO NOT PUT ANTI-SQUEAL COMPOUND ON THE ROTORS!!!

Put the anti-squeal on the back of the front and rear pads, between the shims and the metallic back of the pad which faces away from the rotor. You do not want to put it on the pad's friction surface or on the rotor's metal surface.

And that second black 'layer' on your rear brakes, I am pretty sure if I am looking at the pics correctly that it is actually the metal backing that the friction material attaches to. You do not want that black layer to come in contact with your rotors - it will mess it up even more.

So:
1) Get rear rotors resurfaced or buy new ones
2) replace rear pads completely, put anti-squeal lube on the back of the pads, put on the shim, and wipe away excess goop
3) Either do the same to the front, or clean off the front rotors with brake cleaner spray and add some anti-squeal to the front pads between the backing and the shims, wipe away excess goop

Good luck

 

Also, if the brakes do not wear evenly (as is fairly common) the inboard shoes, which weren't pictured could be worn even more..

 

You have at least 50% remaining front AND rear. At least the outboard pads are, you do not show the inner pads which may be worn to nothing, we can't tell. Your rear rotors are rusty as hell however. I would just service the brakes at all four coners and not worry about changing the rear. The rear brakes don't do crap anyways except cost the owner money.

On second viewing, your front rotors need to have the rust cleaned out of the vents as well. Have the brakes serviced by someone who knows how to do a proper brake service.

 

According the service manual, the wear limit on the pad is 1.5mm. So as long as you have that much material on top of the backing your fine. It seems yours rear pads are worn down to the backing and are scaring the rotors. You have to replace those.

You need to check the inside pads as well. I personally have had problems with the inside pad wearing much faster than the outside on Hondas.

- wei

 

If you are going to change them, just do all 4 at the same time. It's really a bitch to have to work on the same thing at different times.

 

the brake pads look good. remove the pads and regrease the back of the pads. Check the condition and tension of the clips. This should help qualm your squeeking.

the worst mechanics start by replacing things rather than understanding and fixing the problem. Work with what you have first and replace as necessary.

 

there all bad