Squeeky Brakes
02-20-2004, 02:29 AM
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Squeeky Brakes
My front right brake has started to squeak annoyingly 
. The car was serviced 6 months ago. If I brake heavily, the noise will go, but it comes back again if I drive another 10 miles or so.
I drive the car everyday to work - about 10 miles each way.
There is no impact on braking time/power, so I don't think it is the pad worn down.
I remember reading somewhere that it could be due to driving in urban areas (stop-start-stop-start) and gunk off the road (oil, dust etc) sticking to the pad? I've only recently started to drive under these conditions.
I'm going to get it checked out at a garage unless anyone else knows what could be causing this??
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. The car was serviced 6 months ago. If I brake heavily, the noise will go, but it comes back again if I drive another 10 miles or so. I drive the car everyday to work - about 10 miles each way.
There is no impact on braking time/power, so I don't think it is the pad worn down.
I remember reading somewhere that it could be due to driving in urban areas (stop-start-stop-start) and gunk off the road (oil, dust etc) sticking to the pad? I've only recently started to drive under these conditions.
I'm going to get it checked out at a garage unless anyone else knows what could be causing this??
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02-20-2004, 02:39 AM
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Same here, and I'm driving in exactly the same conditions (stop/start daily urban driving)
If I brake slightly it squeaks, which is both embarassing and annoying when coming to a gentle stop in the middle of town, etc.
If I brake harder it doesn't squeak, but obviously the car comes to a halt very aggressively. Not really what I want to do in the middle of town.
I'm pretty sure its not a problem with the pads as the previous 9k service (done very recently) shows the pads at 85% and 75% respectively.
If I brake slightly it squeaks, which is both embarassing and annoying when coming to a gentle stop in the middle of town, etc.
If I brake harder it doesn't squeak, but obviously the car comes to a halt very aggressively. Not really what I want to do in the middle of town.
I'm pretty sure its not a problem with the pads as the previous 9k service (done very recently) shows the pads at 85% and 75% respectively.
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Originally posted by moff
Y'all need new brakes. My car was doing this (15k) took it too the dealers and yep, front pads were 90% worn. They are designed to squeak at 85% onwards IIRC
Y'all need new brakes. My car was doing this (15k) took it too the dealers and yep, front pads were 90% worn. They are designed to squeak at 85% onwards IIRC
02-20-2004, 03:39 AM
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Yup - 16.5k miles, two track days and mine are squealing like stuck pigs. Same thing happened with the last S I had, 15k but more track days. They're getting changed on Monday (sorry, don't know cost - company car).