OK so I got my new rotors and hawk pads on the back! Rotors in the front are to tall. So I had to buy stock rotors. I got hawk pads all around with slots in the back. Looks kinda odd but I'm getting slots in soon.

Thing is its squelling lika crazy in the front and when I take a left or right turn I hear a rattle

So I got some brake cleaner and tryed to be lazy sprayed the back of one brake pad then the next and got a drip of blue brake cleaner on my right wheel
Anyone know how to get this crap off? I wiped but there still a faint ring of light light blue on my new babies? what a good wheel cleaner or maybe turpintine?(spelling)
Thanks,
-Gilbert

 

Next time you are in there, take some fine sand paper & sand both the pads & the rotors.. Thats what Hawk said when I called them about the squel on my LS.

 

Dam it. I just might do that monday

 

Thanks

 

A) What kind of Hawk pad did you install? What compound is it?
B) Use silicone brake grease (as described above) on the back of the pads (it burns away eventually, but what the hey, it helps).
C) Bed the brake pads in properly. Look up bedding procedures if you're not familiar with the process.

Cheers.

 

HAWK

After installing new pads make 6 to 10 stops from approximately 35 mph with moderate pressure. Make an additional two to three hard stops from approximately 40 to 45 mph. Do not allow the vehicle to come to a complete stop.When completed with this process, park the vehicle and allow the brakes to cool completely before driving on them again. Do not engage the parking brake until after this cooling process is compete.

NOTE: Hawk racing pads (Blue, Black, HT-10, HT-12) may require a different bed-in procedure. Contact your sales specialists at The Tire Rack for racing application information.

Did that. Im going to try the silicone stuff.

What about the blue no squell brake stuff on my wheel?
Thanks,
-Gil

 

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Which pad did you install? Hawk HPS or HP Plus or Performance Ceramic?
Makes a big difference in terms of noise and dusting to be expected.
I'm assuming you didn't install one of the race compounds mentioned in the cut/paste from Tire Rack.

 

I got the HP+ pads. Also I had them installed at a shop and I can feel a grease on the back of the pads where they sit in the calaper. Is that the stuff you guys are talking about?
I have video where can I post it?