I have the same problem with my '85. I took out the backing plate and cleaned it, made sure the tabs were all bent out, then applied a small amount of silicone grease to the side facing the pads. This fixed the problem for a few weeks but now it's back. Any suggestions as to what to try next would be greatly appreciated. On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 11:37 AM, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote: > Just a guess, but did your mechanic happen to toss those thin metal > backing plates that fit behind the brake pads? When I bought my current > Vanagon, the brakes squealed so badly my wife started to refuse to ride in > it. Those backing plates were missing from the front pads. I found a set in > a junk yard off a Vanagon that must have had a brake job the week before it > was junked-the plates looked brand new, as did the pads. These are NLA > according to my local dealer. Jeff Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > > My mechanic recently changed out the disk pads on my '84 > > (7-passenger). > > First there were occasional chirping noises from right front each time > > the wheel made a complete revolution. If I were making a turn or > > applying the service brakes, chirping stopped. Mechanic rechecked his > > work and said all okay. Now chirping has started on left wheel too and > > is occurring just about all the time. However, it does stop when > > service brakes applied. Stopping van with parking brake has no effect > > on chirping. Turning wheel from left to right will change amount of > > chirping. > > Any ideas what is going on? > > John > |
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