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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: symes on 09 February 2013, 17:26:13

Title: rear brakes
Post by: symes on 09 February 2013, 17:26:13

My mate put new rear brake shoes in his Focus-due to squeaking - his new ones doing same ??? so what's up-any ideas-springs are new too

Title: Re: rear brakes
Post by: omega3000 on 09 February 2013, 19:44:53

Did he lightly sand the surfaces to de glaze  :) Or can sham fer edges of shoes .

Title: Re: rear brakes
Post by: symes on 09 February 2013, 20:08:23

He said he chamfered them- :y

Title: Re: rear brakes
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 09 February 2013, 20:24:26

Yep it's a feature, good quality shoes help and good fitting is key but they tend to still squeak.

don't forget to make sure there is slack in the handbrake