Re: [alfa] Rattling brake pads

["The Baylys" <dabaylys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark,

you can buy 'anti-squeal' which is just a rubber/silicone compound you apply
to the backing plate of the pad where the piston touches.  A smear of this
should fix the noises.

Then again, the noise will likely disappear after a few miles.

Beatle
Oz
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Denovich" <denovich@domain.elided>
To: <alfa@domain.elided>
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 10:25 AM
Subject: [alfa] Rattling brake pads


> Put new pads (Carbotech Hawks) and rotors all the way around on my '86
> Spider.   I also replaced the driver's rear brake caliper as the
> piston was hopelessly stuck in the bore.   I was low on patience and
> shelled out the $100 for a refurb unit.
>
> Everything works great.  The new pads kick ass.   The only problem is
> that in the newly replaced caliper the pads flop around a bit and make
> noise.   It seems like the pistons retract far enough to allow them to
> move around and make noise.   This noise goes away with the lightest
> touch on the brake pedal.   I confirmed that the pads have a ton of
> clearance at rest, and that nothing else is loose.   Pad spring is
> properly installed.
>
> Should I just live with it?   I only hear the noise when I'm driving
> next to a Jersey barrier where it is reflected back at me.
>
> --Mark
>
> PS:  The Alfa Wiki is currently off-line.  For some reason power
> problems only seem to occur when my sysadmin is on vacation.   It's
> hosted for free so I can't really complain.   Need to invest in UPS.
> This also explains the gmail.com email address.
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