Every time you press the brakes, the brake pads clean the engaged surface of the brake rotors of contaminants, including light surface rust. The foundation of all brake pads is a steel plate ...

Our favorite tweak for squeaks relies on a different principle: Instead of using shims or lubricants to decouple the pad from the caliper, stick the brake pad's backing plate to the piston or caliper ...

Over time rotors wear because of friction, disc pad wear-and-tear, and things like mud and road salt that cause rust. As the brake calipers squeeze and clamp the brake pads down on the disc rotors ...