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Jeep Wrangler YJ
YJ General Discussion
My brakes suck
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<blockquote data-quote="Stoopid Jeep" data-source="post: 435438" data-attributes="member: 20049"><p>Not as bad as some of the pics I've seen, but it definitely had divots.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]120063[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]120064[/ATTACH]</p><p>Also had some badly worn pads and overheated rotors</p><p>[ATTACH=full]120069[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]120068[/ATTACH]</p><p>I welded and ground the ears as smooth as I could, and assembled the brakes using the Black Magic pads and some Dutalast-Gold rotors with "higher carbon content" I added a little caliper grease to the back of each pad.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]120066[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>During the first part of the break in cycle, these things made a <u><strong>HORRIBLY LOUD</strong></u> squealing sound , I actually pulled over to verify that something wasn't wrong. Everything was tight and right.</p><p>When I started moving again the squealing stopped, but came back a couple minutes later. It was significantly quieter the second time , but still very loud. </p><p>The squealing came back a few times but seemed to get a little quieter each time.</p><p>When it started squealing, I could stop it by simply applying light pressure to the brake pedal for about one second, it stopped immediately, and stayed quiet for a couple minutes (driving without using the brakes) before it happened again. </p><p></p><p>Hopefully the squealing is just part of the break in? It seems to be getting progressively quieter and less frequent.</p><p>I'm half way through the break-in procedure and letting everything cool down overnight. I'll finish the break in procedure tomorrow, hopefully the brakes will continue to quiet down. ...Perfectly silent would be good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stoopid Jeep, post: 435438, member: 20049"] Not as bad as some of the pics I've seen, but it definitely had divots. [ATTACH type="full" width="220px" alt="20220703_170645.jpg"]120063[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="222px" alt="20220703_170655.jpg"]120064[/ATTACH] Also had some badly worn pads and overheated rotors [ATTACH type="full" width="196px" alt="20220703_170711.jpg"]120069[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="227px" alt="20220703_214714.jpg"]120068[/ATTACH] I welded and ground the ears as smooth as I could, and assembled the brakes using the Black Magic pads and some Dutalast-Gold rotors with "higher carbon content" I added a little caliper grease to the back of each pad. [ATTACH type="full" width="258px" alt="20220703_193720.jpg"]120066[/ATTACH] During the first part of the break in cycle, these things made a [U][B]HORRIBLY LOUD[/B][/U] squealing sound , I actually pulled over to verify that something wasn't wrong. Everything was tight and right. When I started moving again the squealing stopped, but came back a couple minutes later. It was significantly quieter the second time , but still very loud. The squealing came back a few times but seemed to get a little quieter each time. When it started squealing, I could stop it by simply applying light pressure to the brake pedal for about one second, it stopped immediately, and stayed quiet for a couple minutes (driving without using the brakes) before it happened again. Hopefully the squealing is just part of the break in? It seems to be getting progressively quieter and less frequent. I'm half way through the break-in procedure and letting everything cool down overnight. I'll finish the break in procedure tomorrow, hopefully the brakes will continue to quiet down. ...Perfectly silent would be good. [/QUOTE]
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