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Squealing - Danny Talbot - 5:th-May-2016
Right. Driving the Astra along the motorway Tuesday and heard a high pitch squeal applied brakes stopped. Then today coming home from work on A roads. Squealing has returned more and more. Apply brakes and stops. Any ideas people?
RE: Squealing - WoZLinGToN - 5:th-May-2016
(5:th-May-2016, 16:22:18)Danny Talbot Wrote: Right. Driving the Astra along the motorway Tuesday and heard a high pitch squeal applied brakes stopped. Then today coming home from work on A roads. Squealing has returned more and more. Apply brakes and stops. Any ideas people?
Hi Danny,
assuming you mean the brake squeal, here is the thread covering how to stop it:
https://www.vxoc.org.uk/forum/Thread-How-to-Stop-brake-Squeal-Astra-J
Hope this helps
RE: Squealing - Danny Talbot - 5:th-May-2016
Ye I had a look at pads today and they have loads left so I'm hoping It just needs a Gd clean
Squealing - Rusty2009 - 5:th-May-2016
I found a fix but didn't last too long back to squealing again from what I can make out the rear shims are the problem I just need to get some time to have a good clean up and slip some copper grease on the shims to if that helps
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Squealing - irmartyn - 6:th-May-2016
Mine make a right noise when I reverse and apply the brake, pads and disks seem fine to me, seems to stick on one side kinda hard to explain.
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RE: Squealing - Rusty2009 - 6:th-May-2016
(6:th-May-2016, 07:45:49)irmartyn Wrote: Mine make a right noise when I reverse and apply the brake, pads and disks seem fine to me, seems to stick on one side kinda hard to explain.
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Mine only do it when reversing I believe the rear pads are getting stuck on the shims.
You can't buy rear shims separate from Vauxhall but there is a kit on ebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-ASTRA-J-2009-2015-REAR-BRAKE-PAD-FITTING-KIT-SOLID-DISCS-BPF1818B-/262019539703?hash=item3d0194e2f7:g:69cAAOSwyjBW8S16
Squealing - irmartyn - 6:th-May-2016
(6:th-May-2016, 08:26:11)Rusty2009 Wrote:(6:th-May-2016, 07:45:49)irmartyn Wrote: Mine make a right noise when I reverse and apply the brake, pads and disks seem fine to me, seems to stick on one side kinda hard to explain.
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Mine only do it when reversing I believe the rear pads are getting stuck on the shims.
You can't buy rear shims separate from Vauxhall but there is a kit on ebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-ASTRA-J-2009-2015-REAR-BRAKE-PAD-FITTING-KIT-SOLID-DISCS-BPF1818B-/262019539703?hash=item3d0194e2f7:g:69cAAOSwyjBW8S16
I'll give them a go when I'm changing the back pads, hopefully it sorts it out, it's not all the time just now and again but it's from one side only which confused me at first was going to wait till August see if VX would notice when in for service and MOT
RE: Squealing - tucpal - 6:th-May-2016
Don't use copper grease on shims it will perish the rubber on the shims use silicone grease I did do a how to for this have a look
RE: Squealing - Rusty2009 - 6:th-May-2016
(6:th-May-2016, 15:03:33)tucpal Wrote: Don't use copper grease on shims it will perish the rubber on the shims use silicone grease I did do a how to for this have a look
The shims don't have any rubber they are metal, I do have silicone grease also.
RE: Squealing - tucpal - 6:th-May-2016
haha i thought you were on about the slider pins
but ceratec is much better than copper grease for sure here is the how to
you can get new shims if you buy genuine pad set they came with my ones
https://www.vxoc.org.uk/forum/Thread-How-to-Stop-brake-Squeal-Astra-J