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[keeko]

I said in a previous post that my brakes weren`t done under the Jeep brake recall. We`ve had a recent dry spell (in Scotland, imagine that  :shock:  
  Bear in mind I`m not too mechanically clued up so excuse the dumb question (if it is one)

[Anonymous]

Its not.. Brakes shouldn't squeak when driving I reckon unless you press the brake pedal...

If they are doing this it sounds like  possibly a stone in the caliper  there is  a way of sorting this but I'll leave it to clever folk to explain

If its only squeaking when braking then both mine are doing it at the mo I reckon its the dry weather but someone will probably pop up soon and say theres a tekkie answer....

[keeko]

I don`t mind taking them off and having a look and a nose round maybe changing the discs and pads but thats as far as my mechanical knowledge goes. Its still light but it can wait till tomorrow.

[tim_aka_tim]

You could try a bit of copper slip between the pad and the piston to see if that stops it.

[ExtremeTJ]

I had the same problem so I stuck the pressure washer hose into them and cleaned all the shit out and now everything seems ok.

[stevos]

if you take it for a hard day froadin then you might be lucky enough to get rid of yer problem by magic.. the only draw back is you might come home with another problem .

normally the other problem that magically changes is of the same pain in the arse degree or sometimes worse , but had ma prop shaft in the passengers footwell( bummer).

think its the jeep wizard that does it?

[Anonymous]

I'd start with taking the pads out and giving everything a good clean. then as said above, a bit of copper slip on any metal on metal bits (light smear on the back of both pads where they touch the caliper and the pad "Sliders" top and bottom) just don't get grease on the pads or the disc It's probably worth buying a can of brake cleaner before you start and using some of that too.

Re-grease the slide bolts while you are there too. (not copper slip on them, it's too thick, just clean em up and put a little normal grease on them)

EE

[keeko]

cheers guys. hopefully i`ll be squeak free later

[Ric Jacques]

How much wear do you have between pads and discs?

Sometimes when both are worn down, and the piston is approaching the end of it's travel, the piston struggles to withdraw away from the disc after braking and will drag slightly on the disc, this can give you a squeal when driving normally.

Copper slip on the contact points between pads and calipers will alleviate the squeal but it will mask the problem rather than cure it.  If you're approaching the point where discs and/or pads need changing then I'd do it now.  If you take it to a garage they will usually do that sucking air through the teeth thing and say 'brakes are dragging mate you need new calipers'.  Horseshit!  Change discs and pads and you'll more than likely fix it!

I speak from experience with other cars however not necessarily Jeeps, but it's the same principle!

[keeko]

Cheers Rik I`m going to bite the bullet and buys new discs and pads this week. I`m not going to waste my time hoping i`ll get it done thru the recall. Thanks for the tips guys.