Squeeling Brakes

I have recently bought V6 FRP,I have noticed that the brakes are making a very high pitched squeeling. I have done a calapor clean but it hasnt cured the squeeling much,is there anything else Ican do to sort this ?? Thanks.

[L8FRP]

put some copper grease on the back of the pads works every time!

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[Ed]

Welcome to the forum. What plans do you have for V6?

[V4FRP]

Welcome to the forum good to see V6 joining V4 on the forum. Where abouts are you located as it would be good sometime in the future to reunite V4 and V6. I'm hoping in the future that we may be able for their 10th anniversary of toddling off to the USA to reunite V1 - V6 would you be interested?

V4 also squeels like nothing on earth I've just got used to it!!

I am located in the scottish borders,so a bit far away. Dont think I would have the funds to take my car to america. Dont know if I could get used to the squeeling brakes and dont like when people are looking at my car for all the wrong reasons!!

Ive tried copper grease on the pads unfortunetly it only lasted for a day!!

Ed wrote:

Welcome to the forum. What plans do you have for V6?

I have plans to have it ready to take to shows by the summer.

[lisafrp]

You did put the copper grease on the back of the pads, not the front that contacts with the disc

lisafrp wrote:

You did put the copper grease on the back of the pads, not the front that contacts with the disc

No I deffo put them on the back of the pads LOL Im a mechanic. Thanks tho

[lisafrp]

lol...just checking!!

[L8FRP]

have you got the little shim on the back of the pads?

L8FRP wrote:

have you got the little shim on the back of the pads?

No i dont have the shims on my pads should i ??

[L8FRP]

yes, the frp pads have backing shims to prevent the squeel, plus a little copper grease works perfectly! See the pic below

copper grease will be a waste of time if there are other 'issues'...... when were the calipers last stripped down and rebuilt?...

if this is left for too long the calipers become slowly ruined! as pads and pistons will all become very seized....

could you post them off to be rebuilt maybe?..sounds like they need it

Chris
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the calipers are free have recently been rebuilt but i noticed there are no shims on my pads where can i get these shims??

[big boy al]

did you take all the pad rails off when you stripped them down??

as this is what causes the pad to get trapped, they oxidise so bad behind them rails and gradually push the pad rail out and cause the pad to squeal as well.

mine hardly ever squeal due to keeping these rubbed down and copper grease on the pads, but some frp's squeal non stop i dont know how they put up with it


pumabuild used to stock the shims but think they have all gone, must be someone who can supply them? alcon maybe.

[V4FRP]

scenes87 wrote:

I am located in the scottish borders,so a bit far away. Dont think I would have the funds to take my car to america.

Not thinking of a reunion in America somewhere in the middle of the country my funds wouldn't stretch to taking FRUP to USA either. Any chance of you making it to Castle Coombe where it looks like V4 and V5 will be together this year.

hopefully i can make it to castle combe do you know the where abouts of v1 v2 and v3

[big boy al]

v1 frp is in the ford heritage museum we went to see it a couple of years ago.

v2 and v3 are about i think dave knows where.

i think i'm right in saying that v6 is the only press car fitted with an LSD is that right