brake pad grease

Hi,ive been reading the tech article on changing the brake pads.Where exactly do you put grease.Between all shims or at the back of the new pad,or all of the above ,thanks people ,si

 

i also need this answer

mine creak like crazy,very annoying and kinda embarassing

 

Put it on the back of the pads and in between the shims and also on the outside of the shims where the pistons touch.

 

There will be nothing stopping you

if you smear it liberally all over the discs and the pads

 

YOU MUST BE IN ANOTHER TIME ZONE !

Not sure what thread u r reading ,but nobody said anything about smearing over discs and pads we are talking about putting it on the shims and the back of the pads,i dont think anyone is going to put grease on the discs are they ?????????

 

Well, I certainly hope not

It would make for a pretty scary drive.

Usually the squeak comes when the pads are worn, and the grease at the back of the pads dampen the vibrations and the sound a bit

 

thanks stef

thanks ,i was wondering what the grease was actually doing,cheers si

 

thanks for that,plenty of meat in my pads though

but im pretty sure theres no grease at all....bloody fools who complianced my car stuffed it i think.....

 

the pads might be slightly glazed? I was told by a mechanic to take to the pads either with emery paper or to put a couple of light cuts in the pad with a hacksaw.

(I didn't use grease when i changed my pads and they haven't started squeaking yet, though i probably should have replaced the shims :/)

 

tha sounds possible

ill give that a try vaughan...

ps sorry for thread highjack

 

Well, any vibration

will be introduced by the pads rubbing against the discs. This may cause pads and whatevers behind the pads to vibrate too and cause a noise. The noise may get worse if there is some rubbish in the way.

If the pads are glazed, sandpaper may remove the glaze, but so may also a good application of the brakes.

If your brakes are more than slightly worn, and the noise does'nt go away, just change the pads !

 

I wouldn't bother replacing the shims, unless there's some serious warping that went on. Clean 'em and re-grease 'em!

 

Yeah, they did look ok, but the guide I was following said to replace them. As I'd already taken the wheels off without reading ahead I couldn't be bothered replacing them so I just sanded off the old crap off them (mostly) and stuck them back on. Car stops and doesn't squel so I'm not complaining.

 

LOL yep doing that will stop them from squeeking hahaha

 

we used silicon 2 stick the shims back on shaqs pads, no dramas there

 

On the back of the pads, there was like a plastic cloth covering. Is that just there to hold the pad together or something? I just placed the shims against the pad again with no fluid of any sort. Is this an issue or will the pressure from the pistons force them together anyway? Kinda worried now

 

I never used the shims once I replaced my pads, never had any problems, they were never noisy and nothing ever warped.

 

cool, thx