Rear brakes squealing! Arrrghhhhh

**Johnny5** · Friday 3rd April 2009, 19:22

Any ideas how to cure squealing rear brakes???????

Just o/hauled everything, has genuine volvo rear pads and discs, plenty of copper slip on the edges and back of the pads.......

HHHEEEELLLLLLPPPPPPPPP it driving me MAD! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Thanks

**t5 pete** · Friday 3rd April 2009, 19:29

Have you got any shims in the rear if not put some in and copperslip them it that doesnt work try some non squeel shims they have a back coating on the side of them

**cameron** · Friday 3rd April 2009, 20:12

Also try pushing the dust guard back

**Johnny5** · Friday 3rd April 2009, 20:30

Thanks guys, the pads do have a "sticky backing" if you can call it that???? although no metal shims in there..... Damn things drive me (and the neighbours) mad lol

**Johnny5** · Friday 3rd April 2009, 20:42

P.S where do i get the shims from???? Are they a volvo only part????

**cameron** · Friday 3rd April 2009, 20:48

This is a message i received off Rufe ( Simon )

Proper stand up bloke, quality service

REAR ANTI SQUEAL SHIM KIT:
Pn: 272272
Retail Price: £8.35 inc vat
Our Price: £7.09 inc vat, plus postage
Postage: £1.14 Royal Mail 2nd Class Recorded Delivery
Availability: Will be posted the same day if ordered by 1pm, call us on 01792 790066 if you wish to order.

Many thanks

Simon

**Johnny5** · Friday 3rd April 2009, 20:54

Ur a star! Me thinks i be ordering one of them tomorrow! Cheers!

**cameron** · Friday 3rd April 2009, 20:58

No worries buddy

Not sure if Simon works Saturdays though.

Just tell them your off VPCUK if he's not there and they might still sort it out.

If not wait till Monday and he will deffo be there.

**Johnny5** · Friday 3rd April 2009, 21:26

Top job! tyvm

**Rufe** · Friday 3rd April 2009, 22:11

i'm not there again until monday mate, give me a call on monday before 4:30pm and they can be in the post on tuesday morning. it wont matter if you call up saturday or monday they wont be able to be dispatched until tuesday either way, so you will be better off talking to me directly on monday. (that looks like a pretty old quote above, so price may vary slightly, may be a little more or even a litte less perhaps, but couldnt say for sure)

Call me on 01792 790066 (mon to fri 9am to 5pm) if you wish to place an order

Simon

**PaulZX** · Friday 3rd April 2009, 23:26

Before you spend any real money, it's always worth (once checking the pads have enough thickness not to be changed). Whipping the wheel off, (both sides if nessecary), and spray some good degreaser over both sides of the brake disc, and the pads. I've had this problem on the wife's 806 and my T5, it's caused (mostly) by the person who last fitted brake pads, not copper greasing the parts they should have, (enough lol).

I used some Wurth's degreaser/brake cleaner on both cars, ad so far, touch wood, it's taken away the squeaking..... please, whatever you may think, DON'T use WD-40...

**AlanG** · Friday 3rd April 2009, 23:34

First time I changed my rear pads was told they are the same as VX Chevette front ones,you live and learn!!

**PaulZX** · Friday 3rd April 2009, 23:36

Originally Posted by Rufe

Call me on 01792 790066 (mon to fri 9am to 5pm) if you wish to place an order

Simon

number saved for future refernce/last-gasp-help/dancing-girls-with-volvo-catsuits

hope that's ok?

I'll delete it if yu want me to, I'm not the creepy "stalker-outside-yor-house" type, I might have a fetish for hyphens, but don't hold that against me, it's teh stella talking really, you've sussed that by now, I can tell, I'll stop....

**PaulZX** · Friday 3rd April 2009, 23:41

dammit... more drunk thsn I thought...

**AlanG** · Friday 3rd April 2009, 23:45

Que??

**Johnny5** · Saturday 4th April 2009, 11:15

Simon.................. I WILL ring ya monday M8...... Nice 1. TYVM

**Jod T5** · Saturday 4th April 2009, 23:41

Originally Posted by TheFlyingFridgeMover

I'm not the creepy "stalker-outside-yor-house" type, I might have a fetish for hyphens, but don't hold that against me, it's teh stella talking really, you've sussed that by now, I can tell, I'll stop....

Very possibly...., however you have a highly irritatingly long signature. Why not try it on a horizontal format rather than vertical
Cheers
Jod