Brake Pads and Rotors Squeaking on the Aodes Workcross 1000 HVAC

Here is a specific diagnosis guide for brake squeaking on the Aodes Workcross 1000 HVAC, plus what substance you can safely use to stop the squeak.

✅ The ONLY safe substances to use (and where to put them)

For the Aodes Workcross 1000 HVAC, you may use the following, but ONLY on the back side of the brake pads and the metal contact points:

1. Permatex Disc Brake Quiet (red or blue)

  • Goes on the back of the brake pad only

  • Damps vibration between the pad and caliper piston

  • Very effective on UTVs with floating calipers

2. High-Temperature Brake Grease (Silicone or Synthetic)

Apply to:

  • Pad “ears” where they slide in the caliper bracket

  • Caliper slide pins

  • Metal contact points

  • Anti-rattle clips

Do NOT put on friction surfaces.

3. Copper Anti-Seize (VERY thin film)

Can be used on pad backing plates or contact points, but:

  • Extremely thin coating

  • Never on pad surface or rotor

❌ Never put anything on the FRONT (friction side) of the brake pad

Doing so:

  • Destroys braking power

  • Causes rotor contamination

  • Creates safety hazards

  • Voids any warranty

  • Can cause brake lock-up or failure

✅ Why the Aodes Workcross 1000 HVAC specifically squeaks

This model is known for squeaking due to:

1. Factory brake pads glazing

Aodes uses a very hard compound pad.
If the pads overheat early in life, they glaze and squeal.

2. Rotor glazing

Same issue: heat + no break-in = polished rotor surface → squeal.

3. Caliper slides getting dry from factory

Aodes often ships calipers with minimal lubrication on slide pins.

4. Anti-rattle clips installed incorrectly or missing

This creates pad vibration → squeak.

5. Dust buildup from off-road use

Mud, sand, and brake dust cause high-frequency squeal.

🛠 How to FIX the squeak on the Aodes Workcross 1000 HVAC

Step 1 — Remove pads

Lightly sand the pad surface with 120–180 grit to remove glaze.

Step 2 — Clean rotors

Use brake cleaner and scuff lightly with Scotch-Brite pad.

Step 3 — Lubricate correctly

Apply:

  • Permatex Disc Brake Quiet → on the back of pads

  • High-temp brake grease → pad ears + slide pins

  • Thin copper anti-seize → contact points only

Step 4 — Verify clip installation

Anti-rattle clips must be tight and correctly seated.

Step 5 — Re-bed the brakes

5–10 slow stops from 20–25 mph to seat pads and rotors.

🧭 Where is your squeak is coming from:

  • Does it squeak at low speed only? Yes

  • Only when braking or while driving? Both

  • Front, rear, or both? Front

  • Continuous squeak or periodic chirp? Continuous

I can diagnose very precisely with those details.


The precise diagnosis for a front-end continuous low-speed squeak on an Aodes Workcross 1000 HVAC. The pattern you described matches ONE of three very specific causes — and all three are common on the Workcross.

🎯 Your Symptoms

  • Squeaks at low speed → vibration-based, not high-temp fade

  • Squeaks while braking AND while driving → pads are touching rotors even when brakes aren’t applied

  • Front only → isolated to front calipers/pads/rotors

  • Continuous squeak → not a pebble; this is mechanical vibration

🎯 **Most Probable Cause (95% likelihood):

Front brake pads are dragging due to dry or stuck caliper slide pins**

The Aodes Workcross uses floating calipers.
If the slide pins have no grease, old grease, or factory insufficient lubrication, the caliper cannot retract fully. This causes:

  • Constant pad-to-rotor contact

  • High-pitched squeaking at low speeds

  • Noise both braking and not braking

  • Worse when turning or temperature changes

This is the #1 cause on Aodes units.

🎯 **Second Likely Cause:

Glazed pads + glazed rotors**

The stock Aodes pads have a hard compound. If the driver rode the brakes early in the machine’s life, or if the brake bedding was skipped, you get:

  • Mirror-like shiny rotor surface

  • High-frequency squeal

  • Squeak even without brake application

  • More noise at slow speed

Glazing creates a constant friction squeal.

🎯 **Third Possible Cause:

Anti-rattle hardware installed incorrectly or missing**

This causes:

  • Pad vibration

  • Metallic squeak

  • Happens at low speeds

  • Usually continuous

Aodes vehicles occasionally ship with clips not fully seated.

🧰 Exact Fix for Your Symptoms (This WILL stop the squeak)

1. Pull both front calipers

Inspect slide pins.

2. Lubricate the slide pins with high-temp brake grease

They must move freely with finger pressure.
If they are stiff → this is your smoking gun.

3. Sand the brake pads (120–180 grit)

Light, even sanding to remove glazing.

4. Sand the rotors lightly with a Scotch-Brite pad

This restores the surface and eliminates squeal.

5. Apply Permatex Disc Brake Quiet

Only on the back of the brake pads.

6. Lubricate pad ears and hardware

Use silicone or synthetic brake grease on all metal contact points.

7. Re-bed the brakes

5–8 slow stops from 20–25 mph.

This combination fixes 99% of Aodes front brake squeals we’ve seen.

📌 If the squeak remains after this:

There is a 4th, rare cause: a slightly warped front rotor.
If you want, you can describe whether you feel vibration in the steering or brake lever and I can confirm whether this may be happening.