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14 March 2007, 08:46 PM

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SQUEEKY BREAKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My girl friend has a Ford Puma and the breaks squeek every time you put your foot on the breake peddle , the discs and pad are fine , ant idea how to stop this ??????????
cheers......

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14 March 2007, 09:24 PM

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sell it!

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14 March 2007, 09:56 PM

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Squeaky breaks eh? Are they lunch breaks, or tea breaks?

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14 March 2007, 10:14 PM

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My girl friend has a Ford Puma and the breaks squeek every time you put your foot on the breake peddle , ....

Can you tell us what a 'breake peddle' is ...? Maybe it's what Google suggests?

"Did you mean: brake pedal " ...?

Dave

PS: wrong forum for this topic.
PPS: take the car out and brake hard a few times - probably just needs the pads deglazing. Does she just use it about town and brake gently most of the time? If so go out and give it LARGE with the brakes. Get a nice long, straight EMPTY road and (making sure there is nowt behind you!!) do some emergency stops. Should sort it out.
PPPS: though it could be she has a family of mice nesting there .....

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15 March 2007, 09:21 AM

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I've got a C70 T5 and they're renowned for squeeky brakes!

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15 March 2007, 09:28 AM

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Can you tell us what a 'breake peddle' is ...?

It's from Chaucer:

"The thrustelcok made eek hir lay, The wode dove upon the spray. She sang ful loude and cleere, then steppeth on the breake peddle nere".

HTH.

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15 March 2007, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by drea23

My girl friend has a Ford Puma and the breaks squeek every time you put your foot on the breake peddle , the discs and pad are fine , ant idea how to stop this ??????????
cheers......

Dump her and get a new girlfriend whose car doesn't have squeaky brakes?

HTH

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15 March 2007, 09:53 AM

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Are the shimplates between the caliper and pad present? Has copper grease been applied to the pad ears(/shims if not built into pad).

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15 March 2007, 10:13 AM

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"Education, education, education"

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15 March 2007, 10:14 AM

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Copper grease should fix it.

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15 March 2007, 10:22 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by drea23

My girl friend has a Ford Puma and the breaks squeek every time you put your foot on the breake peddle , the discs and pad are fine , ant idea how to stop this ??????????
cheers......

Sounds like mice to me, if it were only when moving I'd go along with the copper grease suggestion, but as it happens every time you put your foot on the pedal. Seems odd though.

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15 March 2007, 10:26 AM

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Sounds like mice to me, if it were only when moving I'd go along with the copper grease suggestion, but as it happens every time you put your foot on the pedal. Seems odd though.

Depends on the type of mouse as a basic fieldmouse will emit a series of short 'sharp' squeaks, whereas the doormouse is known for its longer 'lower' pitched squeals......

Maybe placing some cheese on the passenger seat would help coax them out

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15 March 2007, 10:28 AM

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Installing a cat in the glove box may well eliminate all existing and future squeaks and squeals without the cheesy odour

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15 March 2007, 10:34 AM

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Installing a cat in the glove box may well eliminate all existing and future squeaks and squeals without the cheesy odour

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15 March 2007, 11:05 AM

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surprised no one has mentioned oiling the brakes

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15 March 2007, 11:09 AM

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When I read the title I thought this thread was going to be about some kind of fetish weekend breaks

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15 March 2007, 11:12 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by drea23

My girl friend has a Ford Puma and the breaks squeek every time you put your foot on the breake peddle , the discs and pad are fine , ant idea how to stop this ??????????
cheers......

I'd check the other 7 pads next time you inspect

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15 March 2007, 11:19 AM

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Have you checked your toes / ankles / knees for wear and tear away from the car? You may both have arthritis.

HTH

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15 March 2007, 11:27 AM

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When I read the title I thought this thread was going to be about some kind of fetish weekend breaks

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15 March 2007, 12:03 PM

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When I read the title I thought this thread was going to be about some kind of fetish weekend breaks

Just goes to show you shouldn't judge others by your own standards ....

Dave

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15 March 2007, 12:25 PM

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I thought this was going to be a dance music thread tbh about some kind of kerrazzy new beats.

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15 March 2007, 12:27 PM

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Thank your lucky stars it wasn't "Squeeky Break's"

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15 March 2007, 12:31 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bubba po

It's from Chaucer:

"The thrustelcok made eek hir lay, The wode dove upon the spray. She sang ful loude and cleere, then steppeth on the breake peddle nere".

HTH.

Good one, but what is the real translation of "breake" in this context?

Might be worth pointing out that the copper grease should be applied to the back of each pad where it is oressed by the caliper piston, just to prevent a "non stop" moment!

Les