If your brakes have been squeaking lately, your Cadillac Catera brake pads are trying to tell you something. There are two Catera brake pads mounted at each of your wheels, where they work with your brake rotors to bring your vehicle to a safe and controlled stop. Your Cadillac Catera brake pads consist of a thick frictional lining with a sandpaper-like texture mounted on to a metal backing plate.

When you engage your brakes, small hydraulic clamps called brake calipers bring your Catera brake pads down against either side of the spinning metal disc of your brake rotors. The friction generated between your brake rotors and your Cadillac Catera brake pads stops the motion of your wheels.

With all this rubbing together at high speeds, something is bound to wear down over time. Your Catera brake pads are made to erode at a faster rate than your brake rotors, so that you do not have to replace your brake rotors as often. It is essential that you change your brake pads when the depth of the lining is between an eighth and a quarter of an inch. That squeaking sound you have been hearing is the result of sensors or noisemaking shims, alerting you that your Catera brake pads have reached that critical depth and must be replaced soon. If you ignore the squeaking long enough, it will become a grinding sound and you will have to replace your brake rotors along with your brake pads.With that in mind, browse our vast online catalogue to find a high-quality set of Catera brake pads at great discount prices.