gncndad
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LeftieBiker said:Nope. Very common mistake, though.
Can't you change it??? :roll: :lol:
I'm loosing my patients over it, irregardless how hard it is for you the change it. Is it there mistake, or yours?
LeftieBiker said:Nope. Very common mistake, though.
motco said:Nubo said:motco said:Following advice from another Leaf owner I drove along our road for about a quarter of a mile with the parking brake partly applied. Next time I parked I used the parking brake and when I reversed... blessed silence!
Time will tell how long this remedy works for and I shall report accordingly.
This is interesting. But in my case I can modulate the squeaking with brake pedal pressure so I'm not sure how that would translate to parking-brake pad squeal. Sounds worth a try though; I can't imagine destroying the linings with a bit of mild braking.
Nubo, I suspect we are barking up different trees! The (service) brakes do 'grunt' a bit when almost stopped and that also seems to be a feature of the Leaf. We're referring to a nasty squealing noise and resistance to progress in reverse after parking with the foot-operated parking brake. The pedal is released, reverse selected, and the car is reluctant to move without accelerator pressure (when it usually creeps like a normal torque converter auto), and yet after a normal journey reversing is back to normal as long as the parking brake remains unused.
Nubo said:motco said:Nubo said:This is interesting. But in my case I can modulate the squeaking with brake pedal pressure so I'm not sure how that would translate to parking-brake pad squeal. Sounds worth a try though; I can't imagine destroying the linings with a bit of mild braking.
Nubo, I suspect we are barking up different trees! The (service) brakes do 'grunt' a bit when almost stopped and that also seems to be a feature of the Leaf. We're referring to a nasty squealing noise and resistance to progress in reverse after parking with the foot-operated parking brake. The pedal is released, reverse selected, and the car is reluctant to move without accelerator pressure (when it usually creeps like a normal torque converter auto), and yet after a normal journey reversing is back to normal as long as the parking brake remains unused.
I suspect you're right; there are 2 different squeaks being discussed in this thread. It's been some time since I bedded my brake pads so I need to try that first; it's just such a minor thing I haven't gotten around to it. Slightly embarrassing though when you squeak coming out of the garage . If the bedding doesn't help I'll probably try burnishing the parking brakes as mentioned, just out of curiosity.
motco said:Nubo, forgive me for wandering off-topic, but I'm intrigued by your footnote regarding polymers. For much of my working life I worked in industry in manufacturing, and I qualified many years ago as a polymer technologist - mainly in the engineering part rather than the chemistry of polymers. I also have an old friend who ran the Polymers Center for Excellence in Charlotte, N Carolina. Are you a polymers scientist? Or did I miss a subtle joke looking from here in UK?
Or did the Sunderland factory that made my car (in January 2015) use less durable silicone-based grease ?
Nubo said:motco said:Nubo, forgive me for wandering off-topic, but I'm intrigued by your footnote regarding polymers. For much of my working life I worked in industry in manufacturing, and I qualified many years ago as a polymer technologist - mainly in the engineering part rather than the chemistry of polymers. I also have an old friend who ran the Polymers Center for Excellence in Charlotte, N Carolina. Are you a polymers scientist? Or did I miss a subtle joke looking from here in UK?
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gncndad said:LeftieBiker said:Nope. Very common mistake, though.
Can't you change it??? :roll: :lol:
I'm loosing my patients over it, irregardless how hard it is for you the change it. Is it there mistake, or yours?
powersurge said:I don 't think that it is worth it to be doing all this just to stop a little squeak in reverse.
Afterall, you are getting a free reverse alarm.
It is normal for the brakes to have a light squeak in reverse.
Break-in Procedure INFOID:0000000010122367
1. Perform parking brake break-in (drag run) operation by driving vehicle under the following conditions:
• Drive the vehicle forward.
• Maintain vehicle speed at approximately 40 km/h (25 MPH) keeping it constant in forward direction.
• Apply the parking brake at the constant operating force specified. Approximately 200+49.0 Nm (20.4+5
kg-f, 45+11 lb-f).
• Release the parking brake after approximately 5+5/-0 seconds.
CAUTION:
To prevent lining from getting too hot, allow a cool off period of approximately 5 minutes after
every break-in operation.
gncndad said:motco, orbiter 2006:
It would be helpful if you'd put your location in your signature. Your experience with rust indicates you're in a humid/cool environment, probably with salted winter roads?
motco said:gncndad said:motco, orbiter 2006:
It would be helpful if you'd put your location in your signature. Your experience with rust indicates you're in a humid/cool environment, probably with salted winter roads?
Fair comments gncndad, location added. It is a cool and humid climate, especially in winter. Salt is used on the roads in sub-zero weather but we've had a mild winter thus far this year so not a lot of that. Lately it's been wet, VERY wet!
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