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Old 03-08-2010, 07:40 PM
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Squeaky Brakes!

My brakes squeak really bad almost all of the time when I slow down and stop and when I have my foot on the brake when I go into reverse. I already had two shops say that my brakes are fine. I even had a shop put new rotors on about 5000 miles ago and the brakes still squeak. The sound is sometimes so unbearable because the squeak changes tone as I press the brake pedal down farther. I was wondering if there are any things I could do to make them stop squeaking. I am thinking of putting new pads on because I was told that uneven wear on them can cause squeaking. But I would really like to not put pads on and still have the squeaking.

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new pads is your only hope.....i had the same problems as yours
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what kind of pads did you get? I don't know if I should go with the oem ones that have been on my car.
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on my 98 contour my brakes squeaked exactly like your describing. I had disc brakes in the front and drums in the back..for the front i used anti brake spray..had to take the pads off and sprayed behind them..fixed the front problem.

As for the shoes i had to replace my pads and the actual drums...fixed them perfectly.

Try the anti squeak brake spray.
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Another thing to consider:
http://www.finishlineperformance.com...01-06-1568.pdf
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Originally Posted by boarderjosh10
what kind of pads did you get? I don't know if I should go with the oem ones that have been on my car.
Dont go with OEM ones. Alot of members here go with Hawk Brake Pads. I have Wagners but wouldnt recommend it cuz it dusts alot. It did fix my squeeky problem
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Hawk Ceramic pads, properly bed-in, silenced my brake squeaks. Low dust as well.
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