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Post by Deezul on Sept 4, 2005 15:23:55 GMT -3
I have fairly new brakes and all was fine for about a year. Now the front driver side decides to squeal like a busted old schoolbus everytime I stop.............kinda brings unwanted attention to the jeep at all stoplights. I pulled the wheel and sprayed some junk called "Squeal medic" on it and it went away...for like 1 day. It's back, worse than ever. I was trying to avoid pulling pads as I am a beginner at brake systems and I can't break it because it's my DD......any ideas/help?
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Post by hunna on Sept 4, 2005 15:40:51 GMT -3
brakes are real easy to do, just replace the pads. it's like 2 bolts and 5 lug nuts, should take only 15-30 minutes to do yourself.
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Post by Deezul on Sept 4, 2005 15:56:14 GMT -3
problem is..... the pads are less than a year old.....
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Post by hunna on Sept 4, 2005 16:17:00 GMT -3
they wear fast if there cheap pads or if your hard on them. your rotors may need to be replace also, if there worn they eat pads up fast. anyways if your pads are making noise then most likely there worn and will only cause your rotor to get worn if not replaced.
do you get any pulsing at high speed hard braking, like when you slow down for an off ramp. if so then your rotors are probably bad too. but anyways the hole setup is pretty easy to replace yourself.
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Post by dsgray16 on Sept 4, 2005 16:38:32 GMT -3
Yeah if your pads are dead your pads are dead, no big deal. $30 and 30min later youl be all set.
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Post by Deezul on Sept 4, 2005 16:58:09 GMT -3
yea had rotors replaced and pads at less that 1 yr/ less that 3000 miles i'd say. Thatd just stink if I gotta have them done again. Maybe i'll try some different pads.i dunno. Just kinda makes me mad......and yea I noticed last week that there is a tiny bit of pulsing but I had a mechanic check it and said that its fine.........i'm lost..............maybe I'll swap pads anyways. It only makes noise on 1 side(drivers) which I find even more weird
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Post by SPYDER on Sept 5, 2005 23:34:17 GMT -3
pulll a wheel, inspect the pads and rotors. if they are fine. you more than likely just need to lube the brakes. i know it sounds funny but it works.
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Post by makizoo on Sept 6, 2005 9:11:28 GMT -3
Pads wear fast if you play in the sand and mud and don't thoroughly hose them after wheeling. The sand and grit eats 'em up. Compare the pad thickness between the two sides, you may have a sticking caliper. Notice any dragging or burnt brake smell?
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Post by jps4jeep on Sept 6, 2005 10:07:39 GMT -3
Also, if pads wear prematurly, your rotors might be warped, even if brand new, when the tire was re-installed, if over torqued, your rotor will warp. Plus if you had a shop do it, they are supposed to check the torque bars every day, and calibrate then accordingly. They never do.
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Post by Deezul on Sept 9, 2005 23:33:33 GMT -3
pads look thick still.......whats this about lubing the brake?
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