Hi,

The brake mechanism on my Fiesta 1998 squeaks as I release the pedal.
Braking is fine, new-ish pads, shoes and fluid etc and no squeak on
applying a brakes but a big creaking sort of squeak as the pedal is
released. I have lubricated everything I dare to but nothing changes!
This has been going on a for about a year and is not really a big
problem but I'd like to sort it out as it's a bit embarrassing in heavy
traffic :-)

Thanks,

Tony

Tony Brett wrote:
Hi,

The brake mechanism on my Fiesta 1998 squeaks as I release the pedal.
Braking is fine, new-ish pads, shoes and fluid etc and no squeak on
applying a brakes but a big creaking sort of squeak as the pedal is
released. I have lubricated everything I dare to but nothing changes!
This has been going on a for about a year and is not really a big
problem but I'd like to sort it out as it's a bit embarrassing in
heavy traffic :-)

Thanks,

Tony

If it is from the rear brakes (get a friend to listen or apply the pedal)
then it is probably just the shoes where they touch against the backplate, a
tiny dab of copperslip grease at the rubbing points will cure it easily,
having accessed the shoes just pry a shoe away from the backplate just
enough to insert the tip of a small screwdriver with a tiny dab of grease on
the end at the rubbing points (which have a dimpled surface to retain
grease)

On Jun 29, 8:19*pm, "Mrcheerful" wrote:

If it is from the rear brakes (get a friend to listen or apply the pedal)
then it is probably just the shoes where they touch against the backplate, a
tiny dab of copperslip grease at the rubbing points will cure it easily,
having accessed the shoes just pry a shoe away from the backplate just
enough to insert the tip of a small screwdriver with a tiny dab of grease on
the end at the rubbing points (which have a dimpled surface to retain
grease)

Ah - this sounds right. Further investigation shows that the squeak
doesn't happen when the handbrake is on so it does indeed sound like
it's the rear brakes. I'll try some copperslip.

Thanks,

Tony

Tony Brett wrote:
On Jun 29, 8:19 pm, "Mrcheerful" wrote:

If it is from the rear brakes (get a friend to listen or apply the
pedal) then it is probably just the shoes where they touch against
the backplate, a tiny dab of copperslip grease at the rubbing points
will cure it easily, having accessed the shoes just pry a shoe away
from the backplate just enough to insert the tip of a small
screwdriver with a tiny dab of grease on the end at the rubbing
points (which have a dimpled surface to retain grease)

Ah - this sounds right. Further investigation shows that the squeak
doesn't happen when the handbrake is on so it does indeed sound like
it's the rear brakes. I'll try some copperslip.

Thanks,

Tony

It is a very common fault on Fords, I changed the clutch on a Focus the
other day, when I test drove it afterwards the rear brake squeak so annoyed
me that I fixed it when I got back as a freeby, I was a little surprised
that the customer had not mentioned it since it was so intrusive, but they
do have the radio on very loud !!