SQQQUUUEEEKKKYYYYY Brakes, Help!! - Land Rovers Only

IWANTADISCO · 11-12-2007, 05:58 PM

Need a little help here. Our Disco's brakes are squeeking every time we come to a stop...well, not every time, but it's dang sure close to every time. What's the deal? Do we just need new pads? On my Tahoe the brakes are set up so they squeek to give a warning before it's time to replace them...then they stop squeeking after a couple hundred miles and you know it's time to replace them. Any and all ideas are welcome? The car has 59,000 miles on it and it's a 2002 SE7. We bought it with 45,000 miles on the car and to my knowledge the brakes have never been replaced. Thank you in advance.

Disco Mike · 11-12-2007, 06:16 PM

At 45,000 miles, they have been replaced and most likely with some cheep pads, probably with no sound deadening material being applied to the backs of the brake pads.
Time to consider starting over before you throw an ABS fault on top of the noise.
Mike

stolenheron · 11-12-2007, 06:41 PM

i've got the same issues on my rover. I am at 21k miles with the original or warranty replaced brake pads in the front and I am getting the squeaking too. I'm gonna have the dealer check the crap out next week when they replace all the other warranty parts i have....the great thing about this warranty i have, everything is covered (except oil changes) until 2009.

auwesman · 11-12-2007, 07:58 PM

The easiest solution is to just pull the pads and spray the backs down with "brake squeel." It's a very tacky spray that dampens the vibration that causes the noise. Use it LIBERALY (I think it will even tell you to on the back of the can). That would be the cheapest solution, a can of the stuff is like $8.00 or something like that. I had a Ranger that had horribly noisy brakes and brake squeel fixed it every time.
Worth a shot, if that doesn't work then you may be looking at better pads (akebono, kevlar, etc.) But hey, what's $8.00 and an hours work?

troverman · 11-13-2007, 05:25 AM

I had this problem on our 2000 Discovery II. The squealing was very embarrassing, and we bought anti-squeal paste you squeeze out of a tube and applied it to the back of the pads per the instructions. It worked!

crl · 11-17-2007, 08:30 PM

You can use sand paper on the discs to scuff them up a bit if they have become glazed which can also cause squeaking.

Disco Mike · 11-18-2007, 05:15 AM

The main thing is buy good pads and use lots of sound deadening material. If you do that you shouldn't have much if any noise.
Mike

11-12-2007, 05:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
IWANTADISCO Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 34 Gallery: 0	SQQQUUUEEEKKKYYYYY Brakes, Help!! Need a little help here. Our Disco's brakes are squeeking every time we come to a stop...well, not every time, but it's dang sure close to every time. What's the deal? Do we just need new pads? On my Tahoe the brakes are set up so they squeek to give a warning before it's time to replace them...then they stop squeeking after a couple hundred miles and you know it's time to replace them. Any and all ideas are welcome? The car has 59,000 miles on it and it's a 2002 SE7. We bought it with 45,000 miles on the car and to my knowledge the brakes have never been replaced. Thank you in advance.

11-12-2007, 06:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
stolenheron 2004 Discovery II driver Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fort Myers, Florida Posts: 1,449 Gallery: 6	i've got the same issues on my rover. I am at 21k miles with the original or warranty replaced brake pads in the front and I am getting the squeaking too. I'm gonna have the dealer check the crap out next week when they replace all the other warranty parts i have....the great thing about this warranty i have, everything is covered (except oil changes) until 2009. __________________ 2004 Discovery II SE7 - My Ride 2006 LR3 SE - Dad's Ride

11-12-2007, 07:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
auwesman '00 DII Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 214 Gallery: 0	The easiest solution is to just pull the pads and spray the backs down with "brake squeel." It's a very tacky spray that dampens the vibration that causes the noise. Use it LIBERALY (I think it will even tell you to on the back of the can). That would be the cheapest solution, a can of the stuff is like $8.00 or something like that. I had a Ranger that had horribly noisy brakes and brake squeel fixed it every time. Worth a shot, if that doesn't work then you may be looking at better pads (akebono, kevlar, etc.) But hey, what's $8.00 and an hours work? __________________ '00 DII '07 Toyota Taco War Eagle!

11-13-2007, 05:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
troverman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 291 Gallery: 0	I had this problem on our 2000 Discovery II. The squealing was very embarrassing, and we bought anti-squeal paste you squeeze out of a tube and applied it to the back of the pads per the instructions. It worked! __________________ Current: 2005 Land Rover LR3 V8 SE 2000 Land Rover Discovery II SD 1992 Land Rover Range Rover County Also current: 1995 Mercedes-Benz E320 Wagon 2002 Volkswagen Eurovan GLS 1996 Ford Explorer LTD 2WD 1982 Volvo 240 GL Diesel Previous Rover: 1995 Range Rover 4.0SE

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11-12-2007, 06:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Disco Mike Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Parker, Colorado Posts: 5,455 Gallery: 0	At 45,000 miles, they have been replaced and most likely with some cheep pads, probably with no sound deadening material being applied to the backs of the brake pads. Time to consider starting over before you throw an ABS fault on top of the noise. Mike

11-17-2007, 08:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
crl Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Townsville, QLD Australia Posts: 55 Gallery: 0	You can use sand paper on the discs to scuff them up a bit if they have become glazed which can also cause squeaking.

11-18-2007, 05:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
Disco Mike Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Parker, Colorado Posts: 5,455 Gallery: 0	The main thing is buy good pads and use lots of sound deadening material. If you do that you shouldn't have much if any noise. Mike

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