# Help with loud truck break caliper squeal

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-with-loud-truck-break-caliper-squeal/90144>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 1, 2015, 7:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-with-loud-truck-break-caliper-squeal/90144 "2015-06-01T07:33:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![FineVisionz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dbc845/32.png) [@FineVisionz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FineVisionz)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 7:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-with-loud-truck-break-caliper-squeal/90144/1 "2015-06-01T07:33:39Z")

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So today, I took my wheels and break calipers off and painted them. I then reassembled them and took the truck out for a drive. There is a very loud squeal coming from one of the tires/calipers. Any one know what I could have done wrong?

Gotten break pad dirty?

Something not aligned right?

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**Author:** ![CapriRacer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/capriracer/32/22_2.png) [@CapriRacer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CapriRacer)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-with-loud-truck-break-caliper-squeal/90144/2 "2015-06-01T15:05:11Z")

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First, year, make and model would be helpful.

Second, did you replace the anti squeal compound on the back of the pads? - if it uses that. What did you paint? “Calipers” isn’t enough information.

More detail would be very helpful.

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-with-loud-truck-break-caliper-squeal/90144/3 "2015-06-01T15:31:11Z")

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+1 for **CapriRacer.** We need a lot more info to ascertain why your brakes are squealing.

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-with-loud-truck-break-caliper-squeal/90144/4 "2015-06-02T02:55:49Z")

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I vote that posters that use “break” instead of “brake” be banished from the forum. Is it REALLY that difficult to use the correct word?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 3:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-with-loud-truck-break-caliper-squeal/90144/5 "2015-06-02T03:06:49Z")

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I second the motion.