So I got sick and tired of my Hawk HP Plus pads and their crazy crazy squeaking and brake dust. I installed new front rotors along with new hawk HPS pads. The install went well as planned, however after the install and during the test drive, I noticed that my passenger side was squeaking quite a bit and when I braked really really hard, the passenger side felt as if it were jerking and made noises which seemed as if the pads were skipping quite a bit. Now the driver side is completely perfect, no weird jerking sounds nor it felt as if it were skipping, just smooth with no squeaks.

Im afraid I messed something up, I torqued the caliper bolts accordingly, the pins were lubricated and locked into place, the ONLY thing I seem to have gone cheap on was when applying the lubricant behind the pad area, I put very very little on it for some reason I dont know why while on the driver side I applied copious amounts. Could that be the reason perhaps? Any advice or help would be appreciated.. thanks guys..

 

Did you happen to replace your brake pad shims. None of hawk performance pads comes with shims. So you have to remove the ones on your used pads.

Shims are piece of brass which snaps into back of the pads. Also you are not suppose to lubricate back of the pads. Only the sides which touch your caliper. The 4 corners.

Now if the shims are there. Whenever replacing different compound pads you have to bed in your brakes.

If that does not solve your problem try bleeding your brake lines.

If that does not resolve, remove the pads, make sure to clean insides of the caliper. And re-install the pads.

If that does not resolve, your calipers need overhaul. Take them to a shop.

JOHN