Hi,

I have only had my Integra for a week - have not driven it mental or anything or need to slam on the brakes. I have started to notice a squeaking on the brakes. I dont know if this was the driver before me, or anything I have done. They stop fine - just make this sqeuaking sound when I come to a stop. Should I swap them out or can i put up with the sound ? They are stock brakes by the way.

Cheers

 

brake pads.

 

If you can, try pulling apart your brakes.

First pull off the wheels, then your caliper and then pull out the pads themselves. DO NOT pull out the shims that are attached to the saddle, they are the biggest pain in the world to put back on.

Next step would be to bend those clips so that they put more tension on the brake pads. Also if you can get your hands on some lube (don't know the name of it, but it's a blueish grey...you can prolly buy it off the parts guy at your local dealer. Just ask for some brake contact point lube.)

Lube up all the contact points for the pads (these would be the metal part of the pads that touch the metal shims that I mentionned ealier.) DO NOT get any lube on the back of the pads, sometims this will cause an even worse sound.

Another good idea is to give the actual material part of the pads a good sanding. Just take a sheet of sandpaper, place on a bench and sand down the pads until they get that sort of "glazing" off of them.

If you do all this and they still squeek... then I just don't know. Good luck.