YOZ-F6 Member 96 Member For: 14y 3m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 11/08/10 10:52 AM Share Posted 11/08/10 10:52 AM Hey Guys and Gals!My F6 is about 1800kms old, and since I bought it, the 4-pot brembo brakes squeak like hell in reverse! but in reverse only, and only at low speeds. and its really bad! very loud! the problem became apparent to me when I first reversed it into the driveway, on my way back from the dealer after purchase. so I thought "oh yeh, brand new brakes, they'll sort themselves out, I'll get it checked at the 3000kms inspection!" but 1800kms later, they're still just as bad. even worse after I washed it, and there's a little bit of surface rust on the discs. so I went to the dealer, and the service manager told me that its a problem will ALL new FPV cars. what the??? I questioned him if its brembo's fault, or FPV's and he said "its just one of those things." what the??? he said that even on the 3000km inspection, they won't b able to fix it, it'll always be there, and never go away (his words!) he mentioned its because the pads are directional, they will always squeak in reverse and maybe forwards as well. but I've had no problems going forward. so is this something they're just saying to me to not fix it before the 3000km inspection? or will it be sorted then, even though he said it wouldn't? I'm happy to wait till the inspection, but its become really embarrassing when I reverse into my driveway, or at the shopping center or work, cause I think people are thinking "Ohhh, brand new F6 and the brakes squeak! what a sh*t car!"so if there are any ford mechanics out there, is there truth to their claims that it can't be fixed? or can anyone here help me and lemme know if this is a problem on ALL FPV's? or just mine? and will it go away etc? any answers will be helpful!my mates GT is about 30000kms old, and he said his has NEVER squeaked, neither has his dad's GT-E ? so is mine a dud???cheers guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-SPEC You are a dead set goose Silver Donating Members 3,968 Member For: 18y 11m 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 11/08/10 10:54 AM Share Posted 11/08/10 10:54 AM Mine does it too dude. If anyone whinges about it I ask them what brakes they have on their car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOZ-F6 Member 96 Member For: 14y 3m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 11/08/10 10:57 AM Author Share Posted 11/08/10 10:57 AM Haha! that's true!I'm not knocking Brembo or FPV or anything, but wouldn't this be a serious design issue that should've been sorted prior to release?how old is yours? did they feed you the same story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-SPEC You are a dead set goose Silver Donating Members 3,968 Member For: 18y 11m 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 11/08/10 11:39 AM Share Posted 11/08/10 11:39 AM I never bothered to mention it because my old BF phoon's brakes were ten times worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOZ-F6 Member 96 Member For: 14y 3m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 11/08/10 11:44 AM Author Share Posted 11/08/10 11:44 AM well, I told them that I'll grin and bear it for now, but they have to look at it when I take it in for the inspection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 16y 11m 19d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 11/08/10 12:38 PM Share Posted 11/08/10 12:38 PM My BFII T has squealed with what ever it had when I got it off the cops, with those rotors and bendix GCT pads, and now with DBA4000 slotted rotors and QFM pads. This last combo has been much better though. I learn to alter pressure to avoid the squeal. This is going forwards - I wish it was only in reverse!!!Sadly even an FPV isn't immune. I agree it sounds like a cheap and nasty POS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4DZILR Donating Members 713 Member For: 14y 9m 8d Gender: Male Location: Sydney - Brighton Le Sands Posted 11/08/10 11:25 PM Share Posted 11/08/10 11:25 PM (edited) I have DBA 4000 Series cross drilled and slotted with Ferodo DS2500 - H compound pads.. I changed them to Bendix DB1473 Soft Compound, they dont scream no more ... I think its best to get the right compound of brake IMO..If you get this right, it shouldn't really squeal. But hey, who knows.. I could've been lucky..Rust on rotors is normal.. you go to a dealer, you will see rust on every rotor in the lot.. as its sitting there not being used... if you have rust on the rotor even after braking hard down a hill or on a highway.. then it would be something to do with your pad or caliper... (again IMO) normally its just not enough friction or the pad isn't doing its job...Again.. everybody has different problems, hard to really pin point the exact issue.. Edited 11/08/10 11:27 PM by 4DZILR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riki83 Silver Donating Members 384 Member For: 14y 8m 25d Gender: Male Location: Kellyville, Sydney Posted 12/08/10 12:02 AM Share Posted 12/08/10 12:02 AM Mine squeal but only since track day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4DZILR Donating Members 713 Member For: 14y 9m 8d Gender: Male Location: Sydney - Brighton Le Sands Posted 12/08/10 01:41 AM Share Posted 12/08/10 01:41 AM that's only coz your driving... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashturbo Donating Members 280 Member For: 16y 3m 4d Gender: Male Location: Watsonia Posted 12/08/10 03:47 AM Share Posted 12/08/10 03:47 AM I have standard XR6T brakes, they squeak in reverse too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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