loud squeak metal on metal

[nadlad]

yesterday fo rthe second time in the space of a month i heard a continous loud squeel
 as if metal was scrapping on metal coming from my car, i think its coming from the front passenger brakes
 does anyone know what it is,

its a really nasty metal screeching noise it happens when i travel really slow or apply brakes please help a worried man.

[ian00uk]

i had a simular problem a few months ago. i took the wheel off and theres a metal plate that holds the cable to the brake which had bent therefore hitting my alloys which made a loud grinding sound. so maybe something to check.

[nadlad]

how come it only does it now and then  mate?

[ian00uk]

duno mate. mine was only a thin bit of metal which easily can get caught and bent while driving therefore gets caught in alloys, so had to bend it back and seems fine now.
duno if this helps but thought mite be worth checking

[nadlad]

gonna take wheel off this weekend see whats the prob both the pads have a inch of meat on them liekwise with the disc, its not a constant sqeek its just now and then after a driving it u can hear it really worse if ure stuck in traffic moving at 5 mph and with brake on a bit pls help

[monzablue16v]

You might need to put a tad of copper grease on the sliders for the pads my Bora used to do the same thing.

[nadlad]

wo monza slow donw bud, where are the sliders, the only slider i know is what shane warne bowls to the english cricket team.

shall i take the wheels off and fire copper grease everywhere but the pads and discs?

[monzablue16v]

NO lol when the pads slide into and away from the brake disc they run on metal sliders built into the calliper these corrode slightly over time and can cause squealing. Take the pads out, LIGHTLY grease the runners and then reassemble or take it to quick sh!t for a free brake test.