How do i get them to stop squeaking? Only 12000 miles on my vehicle.
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Squeaky brakes.
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Reverse is bad..... short bursts are better than long bursts.
Don't overthink this..... sometimes reverse is necessary....
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Not if he has the ZF Automatic.
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oh boy! I have tried almost everything except selling the car! even the fast stops dont work, still squeals like a pig and Ive had the rotors skimmed too! anyone please help me!!!
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Maybe I should just drive everywhere in reverse!
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help help help! this squealing is driving me nuts!
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Those are just minutes apart -- you shouldn't surf the net while driving.
The squeak is a reality for many exotic brands and in many cases there's nothing to be done about it. It seems ironic that such expensive brakes would be a pain in the ass, but that's the trade-off for stopping power. I think it's BS that this problem must exist but then I'm not a designer of braking hardware.
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We've posted this in another thread as well but decided that it may help to repeat it in this thread also...
We've also found that resurfacing the factory rotors doesn't always work. We believe it has something to do with the metal composition of the factory rotors. This is also the case with Ferrari rotors and most (if not all) of the factory dealers will not resurface the rotors because they can't guarantee a quiet car, unless the rotors are replaced.
Also, you need to measure the rotors before resurfacing them to see if there really is life in the them. A few owners have asked us for advice to get rid of the squeal and when we had them measure the rotors... they were at or under the minimum spec. You would think that the brake shop would check this, but it seems that they don't always.
If you do resurface the rotors, it seems that turning them on the brake lathe at the slowest possible speed is your best chance for success to avoid squealing.
During assembly of the rotor / caliper / pads be sure to clean and properly install all of the hardware and use a good anti-squeal compound on the brake pad backing. Our Pads also have an additional bit of material that helps absorb vibration and reduce noise.
You also want to be sure not to get anything on the brake rotors themselves (i.e. grease, cleaners, etc) unless it is a good quality brake clean product as this can bed into the rotors and pads and contribue to more noise.
Finally, you need to properly break in pads / rotors. We provide instructions with our pads that detail what seems to work best for our compounds.
We do offer nice rotors for the Maserati that will save you compared to the factory parts. When combined with our Quiet, Low Dust Brake Pads that typically solves the squeal issue as was the case with QP Sport in his previous post.
Best Regards
We've also found that resurfacing the factory rotors doesn't always work. We believe it has something to do with the metal composition of the factory rotors. This is also the case with Ferrari rotors and most (if not all) of the factory dealers will not resurface the rotors because they can't guarantee a quiet car, unless the rotors are replaced.
Also, you need to measure the rotors before resurfacing them to see if there really is life in the them. A few owners have asked us for advice to get rid of the squeal and when we had them measure the rotors... they were at or under the minimum spec. You would think that the brake shop would check this, but it seems that they don't always.
If you do resurface the rotors, it seems that turning them on the brake lathe at the slowest possible speed is your best chance for success to avoid squealing.
During assembly of the rotor / caliper / pads be sure to clean and properly install all of the hardware and use a good anti-squeal compound on the brake pad backing. Our Pads also have an additional bit of material that helps absorb vibration and reduce noise.
You also want to be sure not to get anything on the brake rotors themselves (i.e. grease, cleaners, etc) unless it is a good quality brake clean product as this can bed into the rotors and pads and contribue to more noise.
Finally, you need to properly break in pads / rotors. We provide instructions with our pads that detail what seems to work best for our compounds.
We do offer nice rotors for the Maserati that will save you compared to the factory parts. When combined with our Quiet, Low Dust Brake Pads that typically solves the squeal issue as was the case with QP Sport in his previous post.
Best Regards
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Well I'm still here! used Red Stuff, still squealed, complained to EBC and they replaced them with yellow stuff, guess what? still squealed! eventually ended up re-fitting my factory pads because the squeal was less, what a waste of a few hundred quid! Will keep you all posted, cheers John
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I had my brakes replaced at the end of last season by the dealer, seems to have done the trick for the most part. I also find the less i use them the less they squeal, I know that sounds like common sense but i try to use the gears to slow as much as possible, it seems to have really decreased the squeak when i do actually need them.
On another note, I was telling a friend who owns a Porsche 911, an Audi R8, and a '67 Corvette about the brakes and his comment was "very common on high end sports cars:"
I had my brakes replaced at the end of last season by the dealer, seems to have done the trick for the most part. I also find the less i use them the less they squeal, I know that sounds like common sense but i try to use the gears to slow as much as possible, it seems to have really decreased the squeak when i do actually need them.
On another note, I was telling a friend who owns a Porsche 911, an Audi R8, and a '67 Corvette about the brakes and his comment was "very common on high end sports cars:"
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