Re: [St] Brake Calipers

[Al Garvin <agarvin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

After 65K miles I have gone through about 4 sets of front pads and have 
tried a couple of different compounds from EBC and have always gone back
to the OEM pads. The OEM pads don't make any sounds, but one set of the
EBC squealed and the second set made a grinding noise like it was eating
my rotors.
Al

marc Ve wrote:
> after a few toots anything is possible!
>
> I think its the pad material, it starts as a wine as you apply presure, like
> a jet engine, and drops ptch as you squeeze harder.
>
> not a "screech", more like a whistle.
>
> another few thousan kms and I'l try another type of pad.
>
> anyone keen to start abrake pad thread?
>
> cheers
>
>
> Marc
>
> On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Frederic NIZERY <
> frederic.nizery@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I hate to say that but is there any possibility that you put the pads the
> > other
> > way around, that is the steel in contact with the rotor?
> > Don't laugh. I saw it once on a truck. It was squealing for sure.
> >
> >
> > Fred
> >
> >  anti-squeal?
> >  what is dis stuff?
> >  my ferodo pads sqeal something fearful - love to know how to cure
> > > that........
> >
> >  Marc
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