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Hi there,
I've got a HG monaro that the brakes squeel excessively. It is extremely bad when idling along in heavy traffic. Just backing out of the driveway causes them to make a bad squeeling noise. The brakes work fine and they do not make any noise when they are operating.
I have had the calipers recoed and put in two different kinds of brake pads.
I have heard that there was a Holden modification of these brakes that included anti-rattle shims installed in the brake calipers. My calipers do not have them and I heard that they were normally thrown away when brakes were rebuilt over the years.
Does anyone know about these and do you think they would solve my problem?
Thanks & regards, Alan.
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gday i'm not sure how affective these shims are but try item number 170590230634 user name earlybitz 1 on ebay he has them for sale hope this helps |
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Hi there,
I've got a HG monaro that the brakes squeel excessively. It is extremely bad when idling along in heavy traffic. Just backing out of the driveway causes them to make a bad squeeling noise. The brakes work fine and they do not make any noise when they are operating.
I have had the calipers recoed and put in two different kinds of brake pads.
I have heard that there was a Holden modification of these brakes that included anti-rattle shims installed in the brake calipers. My calipers do not have them and I heard that they were normally thrown away when brakes were rebuilt over the years.
Does anyone know about these and do you think they would solve my problem?
Thanks & regards, Alan.
Hi Alan. All HK HT HG disc brake vehicles had the 'anti rattle shims' as standard fitment. They were'nt optional or a modification. I have reproductions available on my website. Cheers Simon. www.monarorestorationparts.com.au |
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In the LX-UC Torana era, we used to glue the pads to the caliper nad the piston. Alright the HG is a dual piston, the Torana a single
piston but it helped. Can't remember if the Torana used an anti rattle shim.
A long time ago, but the glue was like a contact adhesive from memory.
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Back in my early working career in a Holden dealership, when HK's were new, there was a modification to stop noisy disc brakes by taking the carbon core out of an AA battery, drilling a hold in the centre of the pad material, then inserting the carbon rod into the pad. Another method was to cut a groove across the face of the pad. I don't know how legal these types of modifications would be these days though.
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Phil, thats amazing. Imagine if a Holden Dealer did that today - or maybe they still do their own magic. I wonder what else they got up to in the old days? Banana peels in the diff?
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