Squeaky brakes

[woodie49]

When I first got my car, I pulled all four wheels, checked the brakes and replaced the bearings. The shoes were good with plenty of lining, it looked like they may have been recently done.

Now I am developing a pretty loud sqeak from the front brakes when I come to a stop. Applying a lot of pressure helps, but I don't really like quick stops.

I guess i will need to pull the drums off and inspect them again. I seem to be loosing no fluid from the MC and there is no indication of leaks at the wheels. I am sure I could not have worn the shoes down with the minimal driving I do.

Any thoughts on what can cause the sqeaking?

[desoto1939]

You might have the new bonded style lining on the shoes. I have talked to several mechanics and they are finding that the newer bonded linings for some reason seem to get harder and then tend to cause the linings to squeak and also they then tend to pull. The lining actually gets hard.

The old style rivited lining which had the softer lining did not get the same results.

Do you have rivited lining or do you have bonded lining?

Also there could be some brake dust in the drum. Remove the drums and clean the brakes of all dust be careful not to breathe in any of the dust.

Rich Hartung

[Reg Evans]

It could also be that the shoes need some adjustment to make them a little closer to the drums.

[greg g]

Take a look at the linings, if the edges of the friction material is square, sometimes beveling them with some sand paper will keep them a bit quieter. They could also have become glazed and the whole surface will benefit from a bit of a roughing up with abrasive. And a few hard stops may do it also.

[Don Coatney]

You might have the new bonded style lining on the shoes. I have talked to several mechanics and they are finding that the newer bonded linings for some reason seem to get harder and then tend to cause the linings to squeak and also they then tend to pull. The lining actually gets hard.

The old style rivited lining which had the softer lining did not get the same results.

Do you have rivited lining or do you have bonded lining?

Also there could be some brake dust in the drum. Remove the drums and clean the brakes of all dust be careful not to breathe in any of the dust.

Rich Hartung

My personal opinion is I would not use brake shoes with rivets. When I first bought my car about 10 or so years ago it had riveted shoes. First drive around the block after it was unloaded from the transporter resulted in shattered linings the first time I used the brakes. I initially replaced them with bonded shoes but soon converted to disc brakes.

[ptwothree]

excessive brake dust buildup between drums and lining can cause this condition too.

Anyone ever notice the noisy brakes on mopar taxi cabs seen in movies of the 40's and 50's?