brake squeal

[johnna]

Hi all please help.
I've fitted new pads and discs to my cabby and one new caliper too. (ATE calipers).
Both sides are squealing, but only when I am off pedal...

The discs are standard from ecp/gsf (can't recall) and the pads are textar.

Is this a bad combination?

BTW, the pad backs are copper greased and the friction material edges have been chamfered.

I may well be off to buy and fit fresh pads...

[stonesie]

did you copper grease the ends of the pads where they fit into the carrier, and are the anti-rattle springs touching the disc at all?..... also if there are heat-shields check that they are not catching.

[johnna]

No heat sheild contact, but also no anti- rattle springs on these calipers...
The pads were greased all over.
Turning the wheel by hand causes the squeal as well.

[stonesie]

somthings touching the disk, never had the pads out of a E30 but on a lot of calipers theres steel shims at each end of the pad, are these located properly? and clearing the disk where it passes through the carrier?

[johnna]

switched over to ferodo premium. No squeal!