[atguru]

Hello everyone!

Can someone enlighten me here??? I've had my brake pads (all 4 rotors) changed 3 times at a highly respected Ford dealer - the past 2 months since I got this car... Rotors turned, new Pads, complete brake job... But I still get occasional brake noise... Sounds like a wear indicator... Dealer says it's normal because high performance pads have metal particles in the pad itself - -

Has anyone experienced this before? Any recommendations? Or this normal?

Thanks!

[5.0 in a 66]

The dealer is full of crap big time, I've run HD pads on a lot of cars, heck I probably have a set on my daily right now (don't remember). I know I put semi-metailc 'police package' pads on my buddy's truck and it's been 7k miles without a noise.

That said, I'm puzzled too, I can't think of anything else. I do know our 00 Superduty's brakes squeaked like hell no matter how many times we replaced the pads, calipers and rotors. weird too because the brakes worked great.

[markwondi]

brake pad squeeking is due to vibration. You really need to take a metal wire brush to the pad sliders and get them SUPER clean, use anit ratte backing plates, and I even use some anti squeel gel on the back of the pads. That will prevent the pads from squeeking.

As mentioned, semi metallics aren't proned to squeeking if they are installed properly.

[atguru]

Thanks for your insight... As I mentioned, the Dealer has turned the rotors and installed 3 new sets of brake pads... At the no cost to me (it was part of the deal when I purchased the car).

Armed with the advise you shared - I will now have them do as you mentioned.

Thanks!

[timwalker11]

Could very well be vibration but try this as well. Hit the brakes hard, nearly locking them down from about 50 mph and if the noise goes away for a while then you may very well have some metal incompatibility problems. All pads aren't made with the same metals inside and some metals react negatively with each other. Rotors and pads are made differently with different ratios of metals depending on the company. You can always use some organic pads that do not have metals inside, which are good for a daily driver. You may want to go aftermarket or all new dealer parts that would use matching metals, and then you can always buy pads from whichever company for that rotor. Also if the dealer turned those rotors three times then they are most likely too thin by now. They can overheat and warp more easily now and possibly fail from overheating, especiallyif you ever take a mountain trip. Have them measured for minimum thickness to be sure you have a safe braking system.