[TR] Noisy brakes...

[Dave1massey at cs.com]

In a message dated 5/9/2010 10:29:45 PM Central Daylight Time, 
KingsCreekTrees at aol.com writes: 
> Working as workshop foreman at a BL dealer in the UK in the '80's, all 
> the  
> mechanics used a product called 'Coppaslip' on the back of the pads to 
> keep 
> things quiet. I haven't found it here in North America, but there must be 
> an  equivalent. My understanding is that a bit of grease, as previously 
> suggested,  works great, but the copper- based alternative will last 
> longer.
> 
There are "anti-seize" products out there available at most autoparts 
stores.  Permatex is one of the brands.  I use this on my exhaust system 
fasteners.  That means I can take things apart down the road without breaking 
things.

I've always eschewed grease based products on the brakes since the heat 
will let the grease flow and possibly make contact with the braking surfaces.  
But there are anti-squeel products at the same aforementioned autoparts 
store designed specifically for this situation.  Since I like to do things once 
(it doesn't always work out this way) I'll leave the experimenting to 
others.

Dave