High pitched noise from parking/hand brake

[phatAvant]

Hi Everyone,

My car is experiencing a high pitched sound (louder than normally) when engaging or disengaging the parking brake.

My rear pads need to be changed soon, so am wondering if it's just a result of them being low and the mechanism needing to work hard to put the brakes on?

Anyone else experience anything like this before?

 

[Gooders]

Not had this but my indi did warn me about getting the rear brakes soaking wet and them failing / sticking.

 

[phatAvant]

Thanks for the heads up, although I've not had them soaking wet as we don't get much rain or anything and when I wash the car I don't go leaving the hose on the brakes for long.

I guess it's best to throw some new pads on next week or so and hope the noise goes back to normal, I used to quite like the noise they make, but this just sounds like a small pig is squealing for a second or so.

 

[Gooders]

I think he was talking about big puddles etc, it's got to be worth sticking a new set on, could be the Pistons getting to the full extent of travel, I think you need vcds to retract them.

 

[ianv5]

I used the Carista app (beta version) to do mine.