Car brakes still screeching after recent new disk brakes

boardtc

I have a Passat estate B6, my brakes have been screeching reversing out my drive which is downhill. 2 weeks ago I got new disk brakes fitted as they were not touching seemingly. I was told pads were not needed. However, the brakes are still screeching when I reverse out :-( Not good for early morning exits. What should I do? Should the garage job not have sorted it?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058237306/car-brakes-still-screeching-after-recent-new-disk-brakes

That person who made that call was obviously moron and the guy who installed the brake pads to worn disc was even bigger moron.

Let me guess, they never replaced the brake hardware (5eur is too big money), never cleaned everything and never used the grease? So typical garbage service! Learn DIY and do it properly! Now monkeys coming and say" How you dare to DIY the car brakes, safety, you will die!" Stay away from monkeys, they to do only monkey business

elperello

You probably should go back to the place that did the job and get them to have a look at it.

boardtc

Thanks for the comments. I asked the garage and they said I could either let the old brake pads bed into the new disks or they could put new brake pads in....

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118787516#Comment_118787516

Always replace the pads when you replace the disc. No point to use half used brake pads and new disc.

Toyotafanboi

I wouldn't usully agree but it does seem bizarre that you could meet someone so thick as the re-use the old brake pads on new discs, specially considering the complaint was noisey brakes. They've literally wasted your money.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118789923#Comment_118789923

Better wasted money than dead person. Still, the mechanic who installed the new pads to old worn disc was moron, period! Not hard to measure the disc before and tell to customer the story. I understand, not everyone have a caliper what can measure the worn disc. The regular one can measure too if you use 2 small enough nuts on both side. Everyone understand how to zero the tool, so zero out the nuts and start measuring. It compromise little the accuracy but this is not the problem. Manufacturers never make the minimum thickness on microns, still millimeter range.

CoBo55

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118790351#Comment_118790351

What are you droning on about? The op got new DISCS fitted, the mechanic decided to reuse the old pads which was very foolish ( was it you by any chance?)

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118801483#Comment_118801483

Like you see there was more faults than one. The biggest mistake was to install new pads to worn disc. Who made? Monkeys

boardtc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118789923#Comment_118789923

Thant's so disappointing :-( They said they would bed in, but after doing 12 hours of driving over the last 5 days they still screeched this morning :-(

New discs were added only (at the back), they said pads were not needed. If I get them to put pads in now is it too late?

Toyotafanboi

Yes.

Look how much that small saving now cost. Ask to make this time the proper job, not the monkey business

Toyotafanboi

Again, not something i'd usually say but the garage shouldn't have really given you that option, it was such a bad call. They should really be covering the cost of rectification of this.

The only problem is if they were that dumb in the first place, what hope do you have now.

John.G

If the old pads arn't worn down to their backing plate and there isn't metal to metal contact then a new set of pads installed properly should be OK, the old pads were scarcely reinstalled worn down to the backing plate?. A neighbour of mine drove for a day or two with one (new) pad reversed, (rear brakes on a golf), I had a look at it (+disc) and re installed it with no problems, but there are easier ways of saving on brake pad material.

Nice, metal by metal on new brake pads, never seen something like that before. I seen the DIY brakes where inner pads was all RL and outer RR wheel. Disc wear the angle thanks for that mistake. One of the biggest mistake what DIY and garages makes, not to change the brake hardware. 5eur is too much money...