Missing brake shims

[eljoekickass]

I have a 96 4 cylinder. Ever since i got my brakes changed, the right side has been squealing like hell. I decided to check out the brake myself this time with some stop squeal spray and when i looked, there were no anti-squeal shims. The Haynes manual called them the inner and outer shims, and there should be 4 but i have none. Just the brake pads. The caliper just goes right on the brake pads. Where can i get some shims?

[Eye8Pussies]

only the dealer carries them

[Unco]

i wouldn't imagine that they would cost too much. you could always check a junkyard too. i would also have a go at whoever changed your brakes last as they probably forgot to put the shims back on.

[toyomoho]

rockauto lists aftermarket brake pad shims for some cars.

[Mike Gerber]

I don't even use the shims on my cars. By the time the first brake job is needed, the shims are usually too rusted to reuse. I just use a good spray disc brake quiet on the backs of the new pads and give the stuff about 10 minutes to set up before installing the pads. I have never had a squeaking problem with this method. If you used the disc brake quiet properly and are still experiencing a squeak, it could be in the pad material. If you are getting a squeak when the breaks are not applied but gos away when yopu apply the brakes, then the spray should have helped the situation. If you are getting the squeak when the brakes are applied, then the problem is with the pads themselves. As suggested above, take it back to whoever did the brake job.

Mike