[Healeys] Brake Pad Squeal

[David Nock]

The piston the was frozen is probably not moving equally compared to  
the other piston in the caliper. 	 That will cause the pads to no  
press flush on the rotor and then cause a squeal. The calipers will  
need to be rebuilt and probably new pistons.


On Apr 28, 2012, at 1:40 PM, scott willis wrote:

> Hi,
> I just replaced the pads on the rt front caliper that had one side  
> sticking. I
> used David Nock's technique by pulling the thick side out and  
> pushing the
> brake to free the caliper. It worked great. I pushed both calipers  
> back in and
> installed new metal shims and new pads. But now I have a louder  
> squeal than
> ever. I did not put shims in the left side yet. The squeal sounds  
> like it is
> coming from the rt side I just serviced.
>
> Any ideas how to stop this LOUD squeal?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Scott Willis
> Mashed 60 BN7 AH Club USA
> 59 MGA
> 66 E-Type FHC
>
> http://bgeuroclassics.webs.com/
> BG Euro Classics Car Club President
> Bowling Green, KY
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