subaru2000

Had some mintex xtreme brake pads fitted to the front of my00 turbo yesterday and they have now started to squeal when braking.The original brake pads had shims either side of the calipers, should these shims have been put back in when the new pads were fitted?

RLE

iTrader: (2)

Think you will find they will squeal badly when cold anyway mate. A lot of the performance aftermaket pads do.

subaru2000

They are squealing more when they are warm. Also had the same pads fitted to the rear at the same time and they seem fine

scooberuni

My brakes have been squealing for months.
I changed my pads and my disks and sthey still squeal!
I even tried a bit of lubricant, they were quiet for a couple of days and then the squeal came back

ralphandcarol

Did you leave the shims out ?

They are called anti squeal shims and are there for a reason, BUT, IMHO Mintex pads always squeal, you would have been better off with Ferodo DS2500, better when cold and not as noisy all round.

Ralph

subaru2000

So do i need to put the shims back in? and if its just the kind of pads why dont the back ones squeal?

fireblade37

iTrader: (1)

Been useing mintex for the last 3 years,i have changed the pads twice now.
STILL squeal. BUT only when reversing

My backs squeal not fronts

subaru2000

They just seem to squeal towards the end of braking just as you are coming to a stop

Risk Taker

Put the shims back in and use Copperslip on both sides of the shims, you will probably find this is enough to stop the noise, if not totally at least to levels you can live with.
Only 10% of the cars braking is done on the rear............no squeal from here.