hey,
im having anoying problems with my breaks lately from 1-40odd k's the back breaks Squeal as your driving along ****in loud and as you pull up theres like a croaking/clickin noise from the back of the car too and when you take your foot off of the break to take off again theres a quick clunck/clicking noise again. :rant: :rant:
all this has only really started a few weeks back and slowing got worse
im not sure but the croakin noise could be coming from the suspension
but what do u's think from what i can see the pads and discs are fine and last time i had a service they where fine

It's not the handbrake is it? Pull the lever up slightly as you decelerate and see if the noise goes away.

It's not the handbrake is it? Pull the lever up slightly as you decelerate and see if the noise goes away.
yer i thought it might have been that but when i slowly pull it up it still squeals

Go to a Mitsubishi dealer and ask them to replace the Handbrake shoes to the revised version.

Go to a Mitsubishi dealer and ask them to replace the Handbrake shoes to the revised version.
Hmm i might look in to that then cos i was thinkin of just taking it to a break place and seeing what they have to say cos its really sh!in me off

OH o forgot to say the squeal goes away when your breaking tho like going to fully stop but if i lightly tap the break pedel it sometimes stops for like a few seconds then carrys on squealin

just double check that you still have pad material left on your pads, if it's running low, it'll squeal, it's designed to.

There isn't any drums on the rear's of first gens, hand brake operates directly to the caliper piston. so don't worry about shoe. But it is possible that the piston is not returning fully, in which case, you need to get your rear caliper piston reconditioned. The rear piston can push the pads onto the disc in either one of two ways, by the fluid or by the usage of the handbrake which rotates the piston about 140 degrees and slides the piston inwards or outwards. That's why when you change your rear pads, just a brake piston compressor is sometimes not enough to do the rears of 1st gen Magnas.

just double check that you still have pad material left on your pads, if it's running low, it'll squeal, it's designed to.

Yep i have still got alot of pad left


There isn't any drums on the rear's of first gens, hand brake operates directly to the caliper piston. so don't worry about shoe. But it is possible that the piston is not returning fully, in which case, you need to get your rear caliper piston reconditioned. The rear piston can push the pads onto the disc in either one of two ways, by the fluid or by the usage of the handbrake which rotates the piston about 140 degrees and slides the piston inwards or outwards. That's why when you change your rear pads, just a brake piston compressor is sometimes not enough to do the rears of 1st gen Magnas.
And yer there disc on the back so no need for the shoes :confused:
but WOW u really know your breaks but would what you have said just come from no where and slowly get worse:?
i think just to be safe ill pop in to a break place get them to check out and see if its what your susjested and go from there
Thanks :cool:

I know because I had a 1st Gen and I used to play with it a lot, changing the rear pads got me stuck for like 3 hrs before I figured it out. HAHA...

If there's heaps of pad left, then it rules out that cause.

If squeal happened all of the sudden, without any spirited drifting action, then it may very well just be some sand or small bits of particle that is stuck on your pads and disc, OR your rear pad is glaced all over! which is easy to fix!

If you have time and want to get your hands dirty, you may save the money the brake place charge you, but only do this if you are confident with pulling parts off your car.

1) (cheapest method) go buy some brake cleaner from anyway, repco around $4.00 spray very thoroughly.

2) pull off your rear pads, roughen them up on your driveway, chamfer the leading edges and you will be surprised that they'll feel like brand new pads.

3) brake bleed , examine caliper piston seals and check for brake drag. readjust the handbrake cable

And for the fronts?

Yes, there's plenty of pad left.

If squeal happened all of the sudden, without any spirited drifting action, then it may very well just be some sand or small bits of particle that is stuck on your pads and disc, OR your rear pad is glaced all over! which is easy to fix!

If you have time and want to get your hands dirty, you may save the money the brake place charge you, but only do this if you are confident with pulling parts off your car.

1) (cheapest method) go buy some brake cleaner from anyway, repco around $4.00 spray very thoroughly.

2) pull off your rear pads, roughen them up on your driveway, chamfer the leading edges and you will be surprised that they'll feel like brand new pads.

3) brake bleed , examine caliper piston seals and check for brake drag. readjust the handbrake cable
thanks for that i would normally attempt to do many things on my car but to play it safe i would rather leave that up to a pro i too had a thought the rear pads might be glaced over so over the weekend ill pop in to a few places get them to check it out


And for the fronts?

i havnt got down a checked the front in around 3months but they had a stack of pad left then but i know the front breaks are fine tho i could be wrong but im nearlly 100% its the back