EP3 front brakes

[tony_b]

My front brakes on my EP3 squeak

Last weekend i took the pads + shims out and gave them a clean and copper greased them all up along with the calliper the pads are around 20 % worn so loads left. the discs have a very slight lip (about 0.5 mil) Any way i put them all back together took it down the road and all was fine, well for about 5 miles!! the brakes preform how they should just have a very annoying high pitch squeal under light braking. any one have any ideas what to do next?

Cheers tony

 

[tony_b]

The title should be EP3 front brakes!!!!! Whoopsy

 

[maximilian]

If they are not standard pads, they may just sqeak. Ferrodo DS2500 sqeal like hell.

 

[tony_b]

na they are oe ones

 

[Neily03]

If they are not standard pads, they may just sqeak. Ferrodo DS2500 sqeal like hell.

Mine have never squeaked once in the 6 or 7k miles I've had them.

 

[Shifty]

Mine squeak under light braking whilst they're cold... Do yours do it whilst warm too?

 

[tony_b]

Yeah all the time, took them apart again today and noticed that the shims have flaking paint on them so im guessing this could be the problem!

 

[mickc123]

shims are bad for just skimming the disc

 

[maximilian]

Mine have never squeaked once in the 6 or 7k miles I've had them.

I had them on my old clio with brembo disks and they were loud.

 

[stu1873]

Mine have never squeaked once in the 6 or 7k miles I've had them.

same here

 

[Jevs]

Mine squeak sometimes under light braking, and I was told my pads were binding on the disks. I took them both apart and noticed one pad had worn loads more than the rest. I've changed all the pads, so i'm monitoring wear rates, but the squeaking is soooo annoying!

 

[tony_b]

i fitted EBC yellow stuff pads no more squeak and the brakes are SOOOOO much better

 

[Jevs]

I'll give that a go then, thanks!

 

[tony_b]

ok, just make sure you load them up with copper grease

 

[speedy chris]

I have just got new brembo disks all round! got brembo pads for rear and getting the ds2500 pads for front as people rate them on here! am i going to regret the ds2500 pads?

 

[stu1873]

^
I regreted going back to OEM pads from using DS2500's. They are far superior over OEM imho

 

[speedy chris]

^
I regreted going back to OEM pads from using DS2500's. They are far superior over OEM imho

have red stuff on at min mate!.

 

[HASNIC]

DS2500 are a much better pad than any EBC pad i've tried.

 

[speedy chris]

DS2500 are a much better pad than any EBC pad i've tried.

Never really liked them to be honest! So going to try what's recommended. Got disks, brembo rear pads goodridge brake lines, 1L RBF brake fluid will fit all when i have front ds2500 pads.