tekdeus;1125614 said:
Where's the best/cheapest place to buy Wagner Thermo quiets? How is the brake fade under heavy braking?
(Yes, I cleaned and greased all the sliders on my brakes)
Forget Wagner Thermo Quiets, I've used them
twice and the anti-squeel pad that comes glued to the back of them ALWAYS comes loose and gets rotated out of the caliper where it then starts rubbing against the rotor.
It results in a squeel that will dwarf your current squeel by comparison.
I too hate noisy brakes, here's what I would do:
1.
Replace or turn the rotors (all 4).
Even if they look ok to you...turn 'em or replace them.
2.
Buy 4 new CERAMIC pads. NAPA sells them, as well as autoparts america i.e. kragan, as well as many aftermarket manufacurers (EBC, but don't buy the "track" pads), I'm sure you probably know where to get them.
If you have trouble locating ceramics for the rears (which you might depending on where you go), use organics (not semi-metalics) on the rear w/ the ceramics up front.
3.
Replace or rebuild your calipers (especially the fronts, since they get the hottest) If you can't replace/rebuild them. At least thoroughly clean and inspect for obvious signs of wear or damages, but better to replace/rebuild (not very expensive).
4.
Replace ALL of the sliders, pins, bushings etc.
This is a must do.
5. Use brake quiet
only on the back of the brake pad "contact areas".
6.
Last but not least, drain your old brake fluid and flush and fill with a high quality fluid (I use endless, any but good quality fluid dot III or better will work). This is really important because brake fluid is hydrophilic (constantly absorbing moisture from the air) and it doesn't take too long for your brake fluid to have a good percentage of water in it which causes it's boiling level to be lowered, and heat to build resulting in (you guessed it) squeel.
If you do the above and your brakes still squeel I will eat my air-filter (oiled K&N, would taste nasty).:icon_bigg
