brake pad shim

[gambate]

anyone here knows those non oem (bendix, Lucas etc)brake pad come with pad shim? its for EG vti, honda pads come with it, but both front and rear set cos 160+. My car doesnt have those shims and they squeel alot!!

[destrukshn]

as far as i know
no aftermarket pads come with shims.
lol.

[aaronng]

Get some 2nd hand shims... Or use liquid anti brake squeal.

[90LAN]

30 bucks each from honda
just go to wreckers and get some

[ACTI0NMAN-1]

bin the shims. use liquid anti brake squeel just like aarong says. $12 from supercheap.

[JDM EM1]

did you machine the disc when you put the new pads? maybe thats y they are squeeling.

[gambate]

yeah, that probably it, i replaced the rear brake pads two years ago, mech did not mention anything about disc machining, the disk surface look like it got groove on them. i was a noob back then..

btw, i read somewhere that the shims also act as a heat barrier to lessen heat transfer to caliper and fluid, even those made of stainless steel only has 1/3 heat conductivity of steel

[vinnY]

i doubt the heat transfer would make any difference at all

as for the rotors, just rip them off and get them machined, cheap as anyway
got my rotors machined a few years back for $8/ea(rear only though)
they were sweet as for 10 year old discs then i replaced them :)

what pads do you have? might just be a characteristic of the particular pads
try to bed them in again
otherwise sometimes the squealing is caused by the pad being loose in the caliper and the vibrations give off a squeal(i think?), double check whether your calipers(or rather the bracket they mount to) still has that little spring loaded piece of metal which usually keeps the pads in place and take the shock if they were to move from their spot

[ACTI0NMAN-1]

If you are using aftermarket pads its usually the shims rubbing on the diameter of the rotor.
open up the caliper and have a look on the underside for signs of rubbing. shiny parts.