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nasty squeel from brakes
Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 2:12 am
by boricuadotnet
just recently a nasty squeel/screech started commin from the rear brakes so i decided to replace the pads and rotors because they looked pretty bad well after all of that work i ended up with a mushy brake pedal (i think i know why this might be, i didnt bleed the system correctly) and the same squeel/screech i started with. the noise goes away once the brakes warm up (about 1/2-1 mile it did the same before the brake job) what could this be?
Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 2:24 am
by IronMonkeyL255
What kinda pads did you get?
Alot of times, the cheap parts store brand will just be a very noisy pad. We often have cars come back to the shop when the manager cheaps out on pads.
Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 2:27 am
by boricuadotnet
i did get the ceap ones but the problem happens when the brakes are applied i should have mentioned theat it is a constant noise
Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 3:40 pm
by Coy
is it any time you apply, does it ever go away or get better? i noticed when its rainy around here my brakes squeel for a while then it goes away till it rains again or i hit a puddle.
Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 8:01 pm
by ericem
did you put anti squeak on the pads?
Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 8:17 pm
by jamal
clean and re-grease all the clips, shims, and slide pins.
I used a mityvac ($35 at sears) to flush and bleed my brakes last weekend. The hardest part is the workout your forearms get.
Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 1:18 am
by boricuadotnet
it kinda goes away when i apply them, no i didnt put anti squeek on but i dont want to because im sure there is a problem, seeing how it did it before the brake job. another thing, the brakes are mushy after bleeding them in the correct order.( i think) PF, DR, PR, DF. correct me if im wrong