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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: VWKev on 15 November 2010, 12:57
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Anyone had squeeky brakes ?
It's not so bad when breaking hard, but when stuck in traffic and just doing gentle breaking, I will hear a squeek noise just before the car stops or a sort of grinding noise as its about to stop.
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spelling fail, that of course should be Brakes :grin:
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spelling fail, that of course should be Brakes :grin:
Spelling fail twice:
Squeek should be squeak! :wink:
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Normalish, the soloution is to do a few sharp stops from as high a speed as safe ...
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Your car sounds like a taxi, Kev :wink:
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Normalish, the soloution is to do a few sharp stops from as high a speed as safe ...
A few mates I have talked to said it is kinda normal too, but I never hear it in any other car I've been in.
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Normalish, the soloution is to do a few sharp stops from as high a speed as safe ...
That's the answer...I find braking from 80-100 MPH down to approx 10-20 MPH (but not coming to a stop), with about 90% braking effort (hard, but not enough to trigger the ABS), then give 2-3 minutes to let the brakes cool off, repeat the procedure 2-3 times more...then drive round trying not to use the brakes much for the next 10-15 minutes will give the brake discs good coating of brake pad, which should stop any squealing.
I use this method for bedding in any new car or new brakes...and don't suffer from squealing so long as the pads aren't silly hard track pads.
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Basically with light braking you have whats called glazed the pads. Its common on non aspestos(sp?) brake pads with light use.
Theres two solutions well 3 but the 3rd is new pads :grin: 1) brake hard a few times to take the glaze off as others have suggested. 2) The second is remove the pads and as a quick DIY solution rub the pads surface a few times on a concrete kerb to take the smoothness glaze off them. Then refit.
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thanks all.
at least I know now there is nothing 'wrong' as such.
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Squeaky brakes were a common thing on the MK5, Im assuming they are the same on the MK6? (Im honestly not saying that as some sort of wind up :D). In which case I wouldn't worry about them.
As ub7rm said a few hard quick stop from high speeds worked with varying degrees of success on MK5 brakes.
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When the pads are due to be changed, is there a good alternative to buy that wont 'develop' this ?
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Kev, you're going to love this.
I thought my brakes were squeaking, but they were not.
It was my shoes! :laugh:
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When the pads are due to be changed, is there a good alternative to buy that wont 'develop' this ?
Pretty much all pads will do it if they've been nanny'd when fitted and not bedded in 'properly'.
Some, like pukka track pads, will always do it on the street because you just can't get the heat into them.
But as long as some form of anti-sqeal shim/lubricant is fitted between the piston and pad backing, and the pads bedded into the disc, there shouldn't be a problem.
If you go and get your brakes really hot, and get the pads bedded in, you should be fine.
I had my brake discs 'blued' and pads bedded in within a few days of collecting my Mk6...a good sign the discs got hot enough to take on a thin layer of pad, is if they are blued with heat.
Get them hot enough, leave pad deposits...problem gone.
You'll also end up with significantly better feeling brakes too.
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Take a look at this it may help....EBC have come along way in recent years below will give you some idea of which type you need for your model:
"This post has been made to highlight the massive improvements in EBC product quality for the faster car driver over recent years since EBC took over their Bristol manufacturing plant. YES all EBC pads are made in the UK !!! Read these guidelines to make sure you get the right pads for your car.
Greenstuff - Fast street for lighter cars - AF44/35 (Not Impreza or EVO etc)on box end
(base code E 344) Street Legal to R 90 regulations. Greenstuff is designed for cars up to 200 bhp and weights up to around 2 tons. For smaller hot hatches this new Green material is very impressive and bites hard from cold.
Redstuff fast street (not a race or trackday pad ) – . For all sizes and weights of car.
Latest compound code shows AF88/26 on box end (base code E 388) and is street legal to ECE R90 regulations. This is the latest compound of the Red family for fast street use with reduced (and easy to wash off dust) but not really for track use
Yellowstuff fast street and trackday - code AF93/94 on box end (base code DM 1793) Street legal to ECE R 90 regulations. Just starting to come through Surface Scorched now which means these bed in FAST.(EBC toast the surface in a special infra red tunnel to take away the bed in fade and loss of track time bedding in new pads for you)
If you buy a set and it doesnt say PRE BEDDED on the box end label, take 300-400 miles steady highway driving then start to hit them harder for 15 – 20 stops from 60 to 10-15 mph until you get them really hot and then let them cool overnight. DONT track them out of the box unless the box end label says PRE BEDDED OK ????. This is your fast street and occasional trackday pad. For all sizes and weights of car.
New Bluestuff NDX Fastest Street,trackday and full race any car - AF66/16SC on box end, SC stands for SCORCHED or pre bedded. NOTE THIS IS AN ENTIRELEY NEW COMPOUND AND NEEDS TO BE SPECIFIED BY ADDING NDX AFTER THE PAD NUMBER. Make sure you don’t get shipped the OLD Blue which was purely track"
Forum member discount link:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=18283
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Just put a tiny bit of copper grease on the BACK of the disk. This should sort it :nerd:
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^surely you mean the pad? :shocked: