LarryG

Just got these put on and it makes a lot of grinding and squeaking noise.. Any kind of car movement, braking, parking and reverse.

The OEM one's made no noise .

Yes, I got my rotors resurfaced and the pads are lubed correctly. I would also say its been over 200 miles so the 'bedding' in should already be done?

So is it just me or something is wrong? any idea?

Black Betty

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It's just you. I've had them for a long time with no noise whatsoever.

Adam West

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I have these as well and no noise whatsoever. Is it just one pad causing the problem or are you hearing something from all wheels?

mark1478

sorry to thread jack, and feel free to delete and ask me to start my own..but people that look at this thread, which set of Hawks do you guys recommend? I know there are 3-4 diff kinds. Im looking at mostly, low dust, low noise more than stopping power.

monytx

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As far as bedding, did you do it the way Hawk recommends?

HAWK

After installing new pads make 6 to 10 stops from approximately 35 mph with moderate pressure. Make an additional two to three hard stops from approximately 40 to 45 mph. Do not allow the vehicle to come to a complete stop.When completed with this process, park the vehicle and allow the brakes to cool completely before driving on them again. Do not engage the parking brake until after this cooling process is compete.

NOTE: Hawk racing pads (Blue, Black, HT-10, HT-12) may require a different bed-in procedure. Contact your sales specialists at the Tire Rack for racing application information.

This is from tirerack, I just googled. http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/tech/....jsp?techid=85

Is it a grinding sound or are you noticing wobble or brake judder? Are the pads aligned right? Do you have drilled/slotted rotors?

jesse550

I have the same noise you're talking about, sounds like a light squeal. Happened to me as well after getting hawk performance ceramic pads. I did do the bedding procedure twice and it's been squealing for months since the day i got them.

Gonna switch to non ceramic next time and see if it solves the issue.

SlateBlueG

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Hey yeah, ditto on what Black Betty said. I've had the Hawk performance ceramics over a year now with zero issues. No noise, extremely little dust, good stops.

I need to add that I have a BBK with slotted/cross drilled rotors for what it's worth. May enter into the equation here...

perfectgecko

I know this is an old thread but I just installed the Hawk HP+ performance with the ferro-carbon material (non ceramic) and I applied copious amounts of grease to the pads. At first I didn't get any squeal or grind after bedding them in.
A few days later I get squeal all the time as if the pads are worn down. And by the way in case anyone was wondering ... the brake dust is ridiculous even after one trip to work and back (maybe 40 miles total).
Just today I noticed grinding with the squealing. When I got out I could see on the rotors two distinct ring marks about 1/4 inch apart from each other that were noticeably shinier. These marks were the same on both sides.
Why are they grinding my rotors now? I didn't have the rotors resurfaced as the pads before were not worn down badly. Probably 6 or 7 mm left on them.