We've all heard of the squeaking/groaning brake issue, especially on the 100HP and especially when reversing - but my 100HP has now IMO gone beyond the pail.
Forwards/backwards, high/low pedal pressure and at speeds of up to 30mph, my brakes now sound like a goose being squashed everytime I hit them.
I've had the pads out and greased them as I noticed they don't get any at the factory - just anti-squeak backings which in my experience generally don't do anything.
Anybody got any idea what else to try?! I'm even in the trade and am at a loss as to what might be causing it. Thinking I might aim it back at Fiat and see what they can come up with.
A friend of mine who works in R&D at Bentley has said they had a similar noise that was actually caused by the wheel being of the exact same resonant frequency as the brakes when applied, and that they got around it by fitting slightly redesigned wheels. I'm starting to wonder whether the 100HP might be suffering from something similar - i.e. it's not the discs/pads, but something else resonating.
Either way it's now really embarrassing but also really annoying. My car has done 12k and it's only started happening that badly in the last 2-3 weeks. I wonder whether it could be ambient temperature related?
Any ideas on how I might free the goose that's obviously stuck in my car?!
Ben
Forwards/backwards, high/low pedal pressure and at speeds of up to 30mph, my brakes now sound like a goose being squashed everytime I hit them.
I've had the pads out and greased them as I noticed they don't get any at the factory - just anti-squeak backings which in my experience generally don't do anything.
Anybody got any idea what else to try?! I'm even in the trade and am at a loss as to what might be causing it. Thinking I might aim it back at Fiat and see what they can come up with.
A friend of mine who works in R&D at Bentley has said they had a similar noise that was actually caused by the wheel being of the exact same resonant frequency as the brakes when applied, and that they got around it by fitting slightly redesigned wheels. I'm starting to wonder whether the 100HP might be suffering from something similar - i.e. it's not the discs/pads, but something else resonating.
Either way it's now really embarrassing but also really annoying. My car has done 12k and it's only started happening that badly in the last 2-3 weeks. I wonder whether it could be ambient temperature related?
Any ideas on how I might free the goose that's obviously stuck in my car?!
Ben
