I have only had the 98 LR Discovery for about a month and it needed new pads in the rear. I put the new pads on along with the new hardware kit(cotter pins, thin little spring plates) and now I have an awful squeal right at the end of coming to a complete stop. This is my first LR and don't know if there was something different that I was supposed to do. On the little spring plates...I put the long ends toward the center. Any ideas how to fix it? Thanks, Scott
New rear brake pads....and now I can't get rid of the squeal :smiley_drive:
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SeaRubi
Explorer
did you liberally apply the brake grease on the backs of the pads?
SeaRubi
Explorer
they probably just need bedded in. having said that, the cheapy parts-store pads on old rotors are finicky - they may or may not quieten down. Not judging - I myself used a set of schmucks pads on my '97 D1 and an semi-aggressive bed-in routine and they're quiet. I've done the same before on a different truck and they squealed like hell until I replaced the rotors for new O.E. and used mintex pads. it's a bit of a crap-shoot!
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-ike
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-ike
Dave Legacy
Adventurer
I installed EBC Pads & Rotors on my D2 once that took 1,500mi to wear in properly and stop squealing. Seriously it was so bad at first that I swore I had a defective set or did something horribly wrong, but sure enough it worked out and they turned out to be a great set of brakes. On D2s the brakes can make or break your disco experience. Some people think that the squealing and vibrations cause 3-amigos. Proper bed in is also a big deal. I didn't do a very good job with bed in and probably extended the process as a result.
Spring plates?
Try this:
Get on the freeway, stop aggressively from 40 to 20mph
Drive for 1 minute with no braking
stop aggressively from 60 to 20mph
Drive for 1 minute with no braking
stop aggressively from 60 to 20mph
While holding the brakes gently, apply the gas and increase your speed to 60mph for 30 seconds.
Drive for 2 minute with no braking
Brake violently from 60mph to 5 mph.
Drive for 2 minute with no braking
Your brakes should be broken in. If they squeal you need to add some anti squeal.
-Sam
Try this:
Get on the freeway, stop aggressively from 40 to 20mph
Drive for 1 minute with no braking
stop aggressively from 60 to 20mph
Drive for 1 minute with no braking
stop aggressively from 60 to 20mph
While holding the brakes gently, apply the gas and increase your speed to 60mph for 30 seconds.
Drive for 2 minute with no braking
Brake violently from 60mph to 5 mph.
Drive for 2 minute with no braking
Your brakes should be broken in. If they squeal you need to add some anti squeal.
-Sam
Antichrist
Expedition Leader
D1 owners don't have them.
I usually get my pads/rotors are NAPA or O'reilly, never had squealing.