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GPGuy Senior Enthusiast

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They were getting really bad for a while and not just the type of thing where you hear a little squeak when the truck has been sitting for a number of hours and you press them a couple of times and it goes away. I mean it was getting to be quite a noticeable squeak but that would quiet down a bit. But every stop you came to it would give you a little *squeak*. It got really annoying and I took it to the dealer and they said there was a service recall on it so the replace the pads but it's begun coming back again and now it sounds like the back too but I have to take it out again tomorrow and double check.

 

Just curious if this is a common issue? Has anyone else experienced this?

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when i did my first brake change they squeaked really bad.. dad told me the reason they squeak is because the pad vibrates against the caliper and that there's gel to buy to cushion it. bought the gel for fifty cents and did brakes again.. no squeak.. i stop buyin the gel and just use vaseline now. it's alot cheaper and we always just have it laying around the house.

GPGuy Senior Enthusiast

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You have Rear Drums correct ?

Yes that is correct.

 

when i did my first brake change they squeaked really bad.. dad told me the reason they squeak is because the pad vibrates against the caliper and that there's gel to buy to cushion it. bought the gel for fifty cents and did brakes again.. no squeak.. i stop buyin the gel and just use vaseline now. it's alot cheaper and we always just have it laying around the house.

 

hmmm....Maybe I should try some of that.

jbroussard Enthusiast

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My new body style's (07) brakes squeak at parking lot speeds. I had them checked at Les Schwabs and they said its the way the pad is shaped, it doesnt allow for dust to shed. I live on a dirt road so the squeaking is constant. He said you could bevel the pad yourself and it would stop, just havent gotten to it yet. Hope this helps, James

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rob_rrt Enthusiast

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I have a 2007 Silverado 1500 and on my truck it is the rear drums that are doing the squeaking. I have to take the drums off and scuff the brake shoes with some sandpaper to get rid of the glaze on the shoes. This will eliminate the squeak for about 1,000 miles and then it starts all over again. Very annoying! I have heard that the CarQuest Auto parts Blue Line brake shoes and pads tend to be the quietest but I haven't tried them yet. I guess I am too cheap to change the rear shoes until they are more worn out.

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when i did my first brake change they squeaked really bad.. dad told me the reason they squeak is because the pad vibrates against the caliper and that there's gel to buy to cushion it. bought the gel for fifty cents and did brakes again.. no squeak.. i stop buyin the gel and just use vaseline now. it's alot cheaper and we always just have it laying around the house.

 

 

 

Do you use it on your DIC too? lol

GPGuy Senior Enthusiast

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My new body style's (07) brakes squeak at parking lot speeds. I had them checked at Les Schwabs and they said its the way the pad is shaped, it doesnt allow for dust to shed. I live on a dirt road so the squeaking is constant. He said you could bevel the pad yourself and it would stop, just havent gotten to it yet. Hope this helps, James

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Yes you're right! Whenever I'm camping and driving around the campground on the dirt roads, my brakes almost always squeak like crazy. So annoying! Nice looking Sierra you have there by the way! How much did you raise it?

 

 

Since I'm still under warranty I think I might see if they will bevel them for me.

 

Just trying to get some suggestions to give them when I take it in since whatever they're doing doesn't seem to be fixing anything.

brims Senior Enthusiast

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when i did my first brake change they squeaked really bad.. dad told me the reason they squeak is because the pad vibrates against the caliper and that there's gel to buy to cushion it. bought the gel for fifty cents and did brakes again.. no squeak.. i stop buyin the gel and just use vaseline now. it's alot cheaper and we always just have it laying around the house.

 

You spread whichever product you're using just where the pad contacts the caliper right? I'm getting sick of the squealing.

jbroussard Enthusiast

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Thanks! I put a 6" fabtech with 35x12.5r18's. I love the truck. GM put a ton of thought into these new body styles. Have almost 30,000 miles on the lift and it drives great. I think there is a TSB out on the brake squeaking. Maybe find that on the net and print it out and bring it with you. I just havent done mine yet. Let us know how it goes, James

Erichcb Enthusiast

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I took my truck in to the dealership about 8 months ago for the same problem….told me that there was a TBS on the Front breaks so they replaced the pads and said that should fix it….Well that fixed the front then the back started and it went in to the shop four times for rear breaks squeaking the first few times they said the there was just too much break dust in the drums and they cleaned them up.

Well about a week later they start squeaking again so I decided to take a look at them myself and take a good look at the drum and the shoes and come to find there is a groove in the drums and has messed up the shoes.

So I clean them up and spray them down we some break cleaner and put the tire back on. And take it down to the dealership and inform them that the breaks are squeaking again and tell them that is not break dust this time and that there is a groove in the drum so I make an appointment to have it looked at. The day of the appointment I go drop the truck off and I asked to take the tech for a ride to show him what it was like.

So we go for ride around the block and he hears the squeaking and tells me that they will turn the drums and see if that fixes the problem. Well just this past week the breaks started up again (by this time I’m getting pissed) I go dealership and talk to the parts manager and inform in the wonderful news and inform him that this is really pissing me off. He says that they will look it over AGAIN. So I leave the truck and walk out all pissed off…Come back in a few hours the parts manager informs me that there was a deep groove in the drum and on the shoes so they replaced the all the rear shoes and the one drum. Now squeak free for how long I dont know...Truck has 22,000 miles on it

 

So if you’re having problems and the truck is still in the warranty be sure the dealership does there part in fixing it.

Nytemare Senior Enthusiast

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when i did my first brake change they squeaked really bad.. dad told me the reason they squeak is because the pad vibrates against the caliper and that there's gel to buy to cushion it. bought the gel for fifty cents and did brakes again.. no squeak.. i stop buyin the gel and just use vaseline now. it's alot cheaper and we always just have it laying around the house.

 

 

 

Do you use it on your DIC too? lol

 

 

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Just to let you know...I caught that too....so you don't think your alone.

 

But yeah, a little lithium grease, EP grease, the old crock of bum lube, or disc brake quiet...or anything else that fits that consistency will work. I always put it on the back metal parts of the pads where it contacts the piston, caliper or other metal surfaces and the back of the shoes, on rear drum vehicles.

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