My car sounds more & more like a squeaking rusty wheelbarrow every day ! Symptoms : * driving at low speeds with no breaks applied i get an intermittent squeaking sound from the brakes, ie. a squeak per each revolution of each wheel. * breaking at low speeds - even greater volume of squeak What's been done / checked : * New discs and pads all round 6 months ago at a main dealer - squeaked before this lot & still squeaked after * Jacked up the front and those 2 wheels spin nice and freely - no squeaking. * Jacked up back end - handbrake pads were a little tight pressing on the inner bore of the rear discs, have freed these off a little to give some clearance. * Wheel bearings all OK Anyone else have squeaking issues ? ... any tips ? Dave
I had similar issues with my 355, so I installed a new set of Porterfield R4S pads with some anti-squeal goop on the back of the pads. I then followed a throrough "break-in" procedure to bed the new pads properly with the rotors. That seemed to fix the problem for me. Sometimes some good hard braking will help even things out and reduce the noise. Don't be afraid to "stand on em" every now and then, as long as no one is behind you!
"pads all round 6 months ago at a main dealer" The general opinion round' here seems to be that genuine OEM pads are pretty bad for squeaking. I replaced mine (even though there was loads of wear left) with Pagid 4-2-1. Nice and quiet.
My 348 had new OEM rear pads fitted as part of the major service before i got the car. For the first 5 months of ownership,the rear brakes would squeal slightly and were a little dusty. I didnt really bother me,as i wash the car once every 2 weeks,and i hosed the dust out of the brakes. That would cure the squeal,until they got dusty again,usually 2 drives later. But.........they have eventually bedded in nicely,and havent squealed for around 3-4 months now.
My F355 had bad squeaking. Like the guy above, I changed to Porterfield R4S pads and I put the anti-squeak goop on the back of the pads. No problems or squeaking since.
Experienced similar problems...went for a drive with the tech at Ferrari of Atlanta to show him...he got going darn fast and WHAM!!! , hit the brakes and about stood the car on end...problem solved.
Cheers guys, Tomorrow i'll be slamming on those brakes on to shave a bit off the pads ... if that doesn't work i'll change the pads to those suggested
Been there, done that. Do not waste your time slamming brakes, it will come back. Just change your pads to R4S. I could not have been happier or my ears for that matter. Have fun changing them. Make sure you open up the brake reservor and cover it up with some paper towel as you squeeze in the calipers, the fluid will push back into the reservor. Then go slamming on the brakes to bed them in.
Ditto here on the Porterfields. I tried everything else including tapering the edges of the factory pads. Bottom line....the factory brake pads squeek regardless of what you do. Porterfield pads and an hour of my own labor and I haven't had a problem since. They seem to be a little less dusty too.
I solved the problem with new porterfields...however, it only lasted 6000 miles...then more new porterfields which, again solved the problem..... (355) also turned the rotors both times which seems critical. Dino
Quick update to this issue I had - I stamped on the brake pedal several times & replaced all the pads as advised ... but i'm afraid it didn't fix my wheelbarrow effect squeaking ! I decided to have a good look last weekend - I took both rear wheels off, the calipers off & the discs off ... i discovered that the small mechanism that links the handbrake cable to the handbrake shoes was pretty stiff on both sides not allowing the spring at the base of the shoes to release the pads fully when the handbrake was off. I lubricated each of these mechanisms with WD40 & wiggled them both with a screwdriver until they freed up. I finished off by rotating the upper pad adjuster to get the right pad clearence, put it all back together & hey presto .... no more squeaking + a handbrake lever that is fully operational after just 3 clicks Hopefully this will help someone in the future with the same problem Dave
As added insurance when changing brake pads use high temperature silicone sealant to the back of the pads. Better than brake pad squeal goop. Charles
