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Q & A: Squeaky Brakes

Tuesday January 03rd, 2006
Q & A, MGA, MGB, MGC, MG T-Type, Midget
Mr. Twist

1. What are squeaky brakes a sign of in a TD?

The brakes stop the car great. There are no signs of fluid leakage. And it doesn't happen all the time. But there's definitely a "sometimes" squeak in the right front as you come to a complete stop. It seems loudest on hot, dry days.

The brakes were off and adjusted by a shop last spring and they said they were good at that time. That was 5500 miles ago.

2. Thanks. I think you hit it on the head. I do hear it on hot days.

Oh yeh, how do you get those drums off? I tried that once and gave up. Is it different than an old American car? I know that I watched Greg do it at the seminar and he had it off in no time, but I couldn't figure it out.

Also, I need to do brakes for a friend who has a TD with wires. Is that a lot different?

John
John!

1. In disc brakes, the squeal is caused by a glazing of the pad and rotor. I suspect the same is true here. It's usually caused by light use and is worse when the temperatures are hot!

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