Noisy Brakes

[2000LtdKen]

I have Hawk LTS pads on my Tundra. They have about 10k miles on them. Initially they were quiet, but now are noisy just as I come to a stop. I used the shims that came with the pads and discarded the original toyota shims. Could the noise be coming from not using 2 shims per pad as originally equipped? Maybe just chamfering the pad would quiet them down?

Thanks,

Ken

[MEvang]

You could try chamfering the edges, but I would expect these types of pads to be noisy. One of the trade off for using a high performance pad.
Mike

[m5guy]

I had Hawks on my wife's Ford Escape and periodically had issues with low speed pad squeal.

If you have not been doing much heavy braking lately (especially with the recent rain in Socal) you may need to break-in/bed-in the pads again. When pads are initially bed-in, they leave some of their material imbedded in the rotor. This is known as adhesive friction and it helps reduce noise. When you lose that adherent layer of friction from the top of the rotor, it may cause noise.

Re-bedding the pads is simple. First, use a green scotchbrite pad and some soap and water to clean both sides of each rotor. Next, find a deserted area and perform at least a half-dozen 50-5mph rolling stops. Finally, drive around for 5 minutes or so to let the brakes cool down.

This may solve your problem.....or it may not. Brake noise is always an elusive problem/solution. Either way, good luck!

[2000LtdKen]

I'll give the rebedding a try. Thanks guys!

Ken