Man! My front brakes have gone squealing loud with just 11,000 miles on them. Really noticeable when HOT after driving a bit. Hopefully just the pads and not something more expensive. The squeal has always been there but not constant from red light to red light. I'll keep everyone posted after April 11 (my shop appointment) in case anyone else develops this issue. The brakes stop fine, just the embarrassing noise.

 

do you know what kind of pads they are?

 

Sorry, I don't know about your physical abilities, but if you're able id just yank the front wheels off and unbolt the calipers and look at the pads first to see the wear, shouldn't be much at 11k miles but could be glazed, and look at the wear sensors to make sure one isn't bent and rubbing the rotor. Not to mention something that could have gotten in there.

I had a rear brake on my new Grand Cherokee that was making noise like that and when I took the wheel off, a small gravel had gotten slung in the top ot the caliper in a groove there and it was sitting there riding against the rotor. It was rubbed smooth on one side where it was wedged.

 

Original 2014 Ford pads, whatever they used when the car was new. The prior owner only put 8,800 miles on the car before we bought it. I certainly don't brake hard so nothing I did on this end. The prior owner was a middle aged guy who mostly used the car to go his local golf course.

 

No, can't do it myself unfortunately. Oil changes are even getting tough for me. Both front sides are squealing so the gravel thing is unlikely.

 

I asked because the Brembo pads can be noisy, even if they are not worn out ... it seems early by the mileage, but a pad change probably will cure it; and they should make sure the calipers are moving freely while they're at it

 

I know what you mean, I'm getting the same way, especially the oil change thing without a lift. I can get down on the floor fairly well, getting back up is the problem, 😂

Probably a good thing my new one wasn't available with a manual, don't know how much longer I could enjoy driving it while rowing gears.

 

You can try to bed them in again.
As for the doing maintenance I to have no problems getting down, and believe it or not the creeper is pretty comfortable to sleep on when you cannot get back up ​​​​​​​

 

agreed re-bedding might be worth a try, assuming the pads are not worn out, which they probably aren't at that mileage

 

​​​​​​​I agree with you both about the re-bedding, main reason I asked if he could get them off and look around for anything obvious.

 

Thanks guys! I have done that re-bedding to a point but not 8 -10 times, just 3. I've also done a few other tricks I learned in my LEO career with big heavy Chevys. I may try the re-bedding properly this time but new pads are never a bad idea anyway on a nearly 10 year old car. My mechanic is very fairly priced and he can check for any other issues like rotors, just in case. You guys sure are helpful and it is appreciated.

 

*** FOLLOW-Up for those interested. All set now after the front pads were replaced and the rotors turned. My mechanic said it was pretty bad with too much rust or similar debris accumulated. He said it would be silly to just change the pads only despite cleaning everything up.. It looked like the previous owner took the car to the car wash and then straight home and parked it for the winter. Makes sense to me. The car was driven very little, about 1,000 miles per year. I'm glad the undercarriage was undercoated or there could have been other storage issues. $203 later the GT is quiet when braking. No big deal and I'm good to go. Thanks to all who took an interest.

 

good news, and $203 is not bad at all, I'd say that mechanic is a keeper

 

Good to know you have a good technician who also offers a fair price... Glad he resolved your brake squeal issues for you, congrats.

 

Definitely! He has been my guy for 20 years now after taking over his Dad's business. He even tells me to pick up the car and pay later when he gets the invoice done at the end of the day. Now that's a cool relationship.

 

Yep just found a local mom & pop mechanic who has treated me well. I will start taking my Boss to him for any future needs.

 

*** Another update: Now the rears are squealing too. Looks like another $203 bill coming my way for the pads and turning the rotors. My appointment is next week. That's the problem with too much sitting sometimes. Oh well, I'll have all 'new' brakes now, and hopefully quiet for many years. Maybe I should not be so picky, as the brakes work fine, but I'm embarrassed by the brake squeal.

 

We Sold a Lot of the BG Brake Kits Back in the Day! In Fact This Really Helped with the Early 05 S197 Sqeeky Brakes! My New GT Had the Squeel Shortly After Purchasing! Know you are a BG Fan! They Can Use This When New Pads are Intalled or It Can Be Used After The Fact as Well!

Oh and on A Side Note Ned Beatty Had his car Serviced at Clevenger Ford Back in the Day! Just Had To Squeal That Tidbit! I Did Not Go Over & Pester Him Though! Just Lurked a Bit!

https://www.bgprod.com/catalog/brake...-squeal/#Usage

MGB,

KC

 

Cool Beatty reference. Made me smile.
I do like the BG products but my mechanic likes the Wagner stuff, and I'll let him do his thing since he does such a good job with all my rides.

 

Got the car back today and now all 4 wheels have new pads with turned rotors. Good to go. It was basically the same price as last time at $210.