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Finally got my front brakes quiet after a month of squeaking
Pulled into my driveway in Phoenix last Saturday after hearing this awful high pitched squeal every time I stopped at a red light. Turned out I had put the shims on wrong during my last pad swap at 45,000 miles. After taking it all apart and greasing the contact points with that CRC brake grease, it's finally silent. Anyone else had the shims flip around on them like that?
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mila_reed2d ago
That CRC grease is honestly a lifesaver for brake noise, I swear by it too! Funny you mention the shims though - I had a similar problem on my '17 Civic where one of the shims got bent during installation and caused a hellish chirp that took me three weekends to track down. Did you notice if your shims were the original ones or aftermarket replacements? I've been wondering if that makes a difference in how easily they twist around when you torque the caliper brackets.
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kai4632d ago
Damn that squeal is the worst. I felt that in my soul reading your post. Glad you got it sorted, took me way too long to figure out my own shim problem too.
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