Squeaky Brakes

[elusiverunner]

Please people I really need some help as this problem has now been with me for 12 months and I am getting so close to putting a match to the car:evilsasmo I have a 1991 Fairmont Ghia that is quite a good car apart from a squeak in the front passenger side brake.

Now before you ask I have been taking the car over to a brake specialist. The rotors have had a very slight machining as they were new. I have had two change of pads - different compounds; calipers have been overhauled - twice; slides have been lubed everything connected with this brake has been serviced yet the squeak still goes on.

When ever the car is in motion the squeak starts - tapping the brake pedal causes the squeak to be louder, more of a squeal, momentarily and then it returns to how it was originally. I have cleaned the brakes, etc with brake cleaner and sprayed the approprite parts with anti-squeal, and the pads have had anti-squeal; anti-squeak applied to them.

Any ideas would be most appreciated - especially if it fixes the problem.

[EA2BA]

there should be 2 thin metal pad locators either side of where the brake pads sit into, are they present, i understand they are supposed to prevent brake squeal.

most dont see them as important, and with or without them you may not get a squeak, so your specialist may not have mentioned or noticed they are not there.

[BABOSS]

Have you tried replacing the wheel bearing and ruling it out?

[steven95falc]

If ytou need wheel bearings sing out i can help you out for bout 10 bucks for both sides with seals if you can pick em up im in melb

[fairmont1998]

Try chucking the car on stands and spraying a little silicon spray onto the rotor rear seals. Believe it or not, these can squeak. Took me ages to find it....