dookiewhat

Everytime i start my car up in the morning, and when i take off i can hear the brakes squeak when applied. After a short drive it goes away. But comes back at times. I looked at the pads with out taking off the wheels and they look perfectly new. The OEM pads were replaced in FEB of 2003.

What should I do? Replace all the pads even though they are pretty new?

AP1_rock

i don't know the answer to your problem, but your spelling is killing me on the inside.

it's BRAKES!

dookiewhat

thanks for pointing it out. im embarassed.

slalom44

It appears that you might not have any anti-squeal compound on your brake pads. You should take your pads off and apply a thin layer of Sil-Glyde (or some other brand) between the back of the brake pad and the backing plate.

xviper

Give the guy a brake, will ya?

To answer your question: what Slalom said.

revhi

Its been a year since you had them, I think its normal. My stock pads started squeeking after a while also. Same thing as you explained. Mainly in the mornings when you first hit the brakes.
Dont replace them with performance pads like I did. I dont do enough tracking and the squeelng is 100 times worse plus all the dust.

I was told by my tech that its normal to have some noise after a while with the stock pads. If you look at a new pad, there is a groove down the center. Its not very deep and is there for some squeek prevention. When it wears past it, thats when the noise might start.