Rear brake noise

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gtxdude

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This last summer I noticed my rear brakes becoming squeaky noisy when applying. When driving in town very noticeable at stop signs, like I had a bad stomach :( I have winter to take a look at it now. What am I looking for? loose cable, something come apart in there, is this a common thing after a few thousand miles?
65 Dart with 74 8.25 axle with 10" drums
 
Did you do the last brake job?
if so did you lubricate the contact points with proper grease?

does it make the noise when sitting still in the garage?

the first thing is would do is pull a tire and pull a drum and see what it looks like in there.
 
Did you do the last brake job?
if so did you lubricate the contact points with proper grease?

does it make the noise when sitting still in the garage?

the first thing is would do is pull a tire and pull a drum and see what it looks like in there.
I did, probably been 6 years now. I think I lubed contact points, been awhile. I'll open them up and take a look, might be basic maintenance.
 
does it make the noise when sitting still in the garage?
still looking for an answer to this. will help isolate if it is a dynamic issue ( like dust or rust on the drum that makes noise when the brakes are applied while the car is moving) or a static issue (like the linkages inside rubbing due to lack of or dirty lubrication)
 
almost there.... if you are in the car in the garage and the engine is off... if you apply the brakes are there any sounds?
 
Use thermal gun to see if a brake dragging as mine were (sticking parking brake cable). Should be around 128 degrees in back for drums, and 138 in front for disks. My dragging drum was over 230 degrees.
 
Im applying that orange squeak stop goop to my pads as we speak on my 2012 Caravans rear. The shim had physically shifted over about 5mm on one side so I just ditched them and put this red RTV type stuff on the backs and reinstalled. Well see. I would not hesitate to grease all the sliding points on the drum brakes per the FSM. They highlight all the rub areas, quite a few!
 
Consider that car manufacturers never use "goop" in their brake systems. Use lubes very lightly,
Most important is to make sure every thing is clean, no rust, dirt etc... Use shims ,not "stuff" on the back of the pads.
 
Some cars had a spring wrapped around the brake drum to stop squealing.
 
Pulled drums off, passenger side looked good, driver's side had grease all over drum & hardware inside. Do the axle seals go bad and leak? Can I pull that out and insert new one? Thanks

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Time to get out your service manual. Time for rear brake job, pull axle, replace inner housing seal, clean, repack axle bearing etc...
Everybody does it at least once if they drive their cars. Service both sides while its apart.
 

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Time to get out your service manual. Time for rear brake job, pull axle, replace inner housing seal, clean, repack axle bearing etc...
Everybody does it at least once if they drive their cars. Service both sides while its apart.

Last axle I took apart was a 8.75 probably 20 plus years ago. I have 4 months to get er done, or have it done.
 
F'n minivan brakes squealing again! MAYBE FRONTS.... Ill have to check the fronts now. I think those rear pads suck. They looked very thick, but I don't need semi metallic or ceramics back there. Ill go back to 'velvet' composition pads if needed to get the squeal out. The fronts were looked at a month ago when I replaced the passenger rotor. The old one was noticeably worn with hot spots showing through. I have the last year of the "small" rotor front brakes. Mid year change increased the front rotor size 20%.
 
Looks like a different thread there. But you should always replace drums and rotors in pairs. The dimensions will be the same and so will the materials.
Different mfgs. use different alloys. Ceramics are very good and not noisy. Don't know what make of van you have there but the Chryslers have an adjustment for front/rear brake bias.
It is a valve with a lever attached that moves when the van nose dives on braking.
 
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