Re: Brake squealing

[David Lefebvre <drl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If BMW doesn't carry it, Mercedes has a special green goo in a little 
silver ketchup package kind of thing for a couple bucks that you apply to 
the back and sides of the pad (not the pad surface). It eliminates the 
squeal. From my archives, I think it's graphite suspended in a gel 
solution. OEM brakes for Mercedes is Textar. BMW I assume is Pagid? The 
70-30 stop should be done very hard and quick, but don't get rear-ended.

At 07:00 AM 2/7/03 -0700, you wrote:
>David, the pads were broke in easily.  I do drive in traffic but do not ride
>the brakes.  I have not heard of the 70-30 stop method as a way to burn off
>any glazing, it would seem to do just the opposite.  I don't have any
>problem adding some kind of anti squeal but what bothers me is that the
>brakes squealed before changing all the parts, and the old pads had anti
>squeal devices.  DR
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David Lefebvre" <drl@domain.elided>
>To: "David W. Reichel" <reichel2@domain.elided>
>Cc: <bmw@domain.elided>
>Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 8:17 PM
>Subject: Re: Brake squealing
>
>
> > Do you drive in heavy traffic? German pads are typically harder and I
> > suspect yours are glazed. Either because you did not bed them in properly
> > or because you have been riding your brake in traffic.
> >
> > Try several hard braking iterations without traffic around you from 70 to
> > 30 mph to burn off the glazing.
> >
> > You can also try reinstalling the pads with anti-squeal glaze applied on
> > the backside.
> >
> > At 07:58 PM 2/6/03 -0700, you wrote:
> > >I just replaced all rotors with new Brembo rotors and replaced all the
>pads
> > >(threw the boxes away so not sure exactly what they were).  Within 100
>miles
> > >the fronts started squealing loudly.  I had replaced the brakes because
>they
> > >were squealing, not because they were worn out.  The old front pads had a
> > >separate anti-squeal backing but still squealed.  The new pads did not
>come
> > >with any backing.  The brakes work great but squeal.  Any suggestions on
>how
> > >to stop the squeal would be appreciated?
> > >
> > >David W. Reichel
> > >1984 325e
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