Just saw this thread and have a question or need some opinions...
A little background...
2010 40th Anniversary, 34M miles. Just replaced the brake pads (F/R) with factory Akebonos (from Rock Auto). Before I replaced the pads, they (mostly rear) squeal very loudly (when in reverse and light brake pedal). The original pads had a lot of thickness left, but I thought that I would replace them any way because I thought the noise would go away. The new pads exhibit the exact same symptoms. I had about 20 hours of high speed, racetrack miles on the old pads and rotors, which were performing amazingly well.
So my question/opinion: My guess is that the rotors have not been touched and are making the same squealing noise, so, they seem like the underlying issue. I think that the rotors are race hardened and may need to be resurfaced. Does this sound like anything any one has experienced? Or...can someone offer another thing to try.
BTW...I've been working on cars for the past 50+ years and this one has me stumped. Thanks for listening.
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mults
40th Anniversary 'Z', 312.06HP/260.58TQ (Dynosty EcuTek Tune)
Build Date/Number: 1/27/2010 #706
Berk HFC + CBE, R2C CAI, Clear Bra, Cleveland Z Club
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