Pads and shoes are fine but still squealin?

Howdy y'all. I noticed my brakes were sqeualin like a hog (really only in reverse under light brake application) and figured they were reaching end of life.

Bought the truck with 133k and have put 18k miles on it, so I figured it's probably time. Ordered parts for front and rear.

Turns out I have plenty of pad in the front and shoe in the rear. More than 3x the minimum (1/16"). Discs and drums look good -- no deep scratches or grooves. Hosed them down with brake cleaner.

Any advice on what I should look at next? Should I just ignore the squeaking?

 

Is it the front or rear making noise? Those pins look dry, should have some lube on them and they can certainly make noise when dry or corroded.

 

I think It's the rear, but I will try putting a little brake grease on those.

I don't really think about corrosion much since this truck has been in the southwest all it's life, I'm fairly sure

 

Toyotas are famous for squeaks, squeals when backing up. Usually first drive backing out of the driveway, then it goes away. If it is making noise all the time then I would try lubing any of the brake parts that need lube.

 

Lube 2 pins on both front calipers. Also, lube back of Pads.

Main noise suspect: Rear Brakes.

Put lube on the points where your rear shoes contact the backing plate. There is a short cut you can do if you don’t want to remove the shoes. Take a popsicle stick and put a little Silglyde on it and then pull ever so slightly the shoe away from the backing plate just enough to fit the popsicle stick between the two and apply a dab at the contact zone(s). Think there are 5 per shoe.

 

Good trick, now I just need to find a popsicle. I don't want to pull the shoes off if I'm not even going to replace em.

 

Publix has banana flavor on sale, box of 12 for $2.99

 

Now THIS is the answer I needed!!!

 

Ew

 

What kind of prep work does the popsicle stick need? I guessing remove the frozen treat first?

 

You can actually buy them in packs an make your own Frozen Organic Treats.

 

Small to medium flat tip screwdriver will also work.

 

I believe you will want to leave the frozen fruit on the stick and apply it to the whole brake system for lubrication