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beverage
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Squealing Brakes - Again
With the weather finally turning decent for the UK, I've been able to go topless  
Anyway, I've noticed that my brakes are squealing. This happened last year, and I had the car in and out of the garage but they just couldn't seem to get it sorted.
So before I take the car in again, I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions?? Annoyingly it doesn't seem to happen all the time, yesterday it started occurring as I was crawling home through the traffic. Whenever I braked the rear wheels squealed (high pitch sound of metal scrapping), but I then found that as I was accelerating, that they were squealing then - this was without foot on the brakes but whilst bringing the clutch up ... (Which it hasn't done before).
I'm going to be doing a 120 mile trip over the weekend, so am going to see how it behaves during that - this really is starting to annoy me 
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Ynot
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: Squealing Brakes - Again
Sorry to hear that Bev, might have to take it back to the dealer to have it checked out or take out the wheel and have a look for yourself to see if anything is stuck on the brake caliper and or rotor.  |
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bloflin
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: Squealing Brakes - Again
Bev, take the car out, do a number of "moderate" braking runs. Then do a couple of reverse stops. Then do a couple of "hard" braking (forward).
That might clear it up. If not then off to a specialist. |
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beverage
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: Squealing Brakes - Again
Thanks for the tips Ynot, and bloflin - I'll give them a try this weekend. I just find it weird that it doesn't happen all the time?? Oh well - least I've only an hour left in work - woohoo!!!  |
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CDN-SLK55
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: Squealing Brakes - Again
I have the same problem. I have had the car in twice now and still have the issue. It is really annoying as they squeal very loudly. Sounds like a city bus coming to a stop! |
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alroumi
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: Squealing Brakes - Again
My SLK55 squels and did hard stop breaking and it reduced , Hope that works for you! |
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wimbledon_SLK
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: Squealing Brakes - Again
beverage - 4/27/2006 8:13 AM
With the weather finally turning decent for the UK, I've been able to go topless
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Bev, if you are going topless I would be delighted to look after yoru breaks anytime!!!
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bloflin
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: Squealing Brakes - Again
Bev, forgot to add there is a TSB out for squealing brakes (though it's written only for front brakes), it's: TSB Number: P-42-10-51 and is up there in IANX's TSB sticky at the top of the forum.
Correction, actually there are 5 updates to that TSB over time, the lastest being: TSB Number: P-42-10-51E. All are in the sticky.
Edited by bloflin 5/1/2006 1:47 PM
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beverage
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: Squealing Brakes - Again
bloflin - 5/1/2006 6:38 AM
Bev, forgot to add there is a TSB out for squealing brakes (though it's written only for front brakes), it's: TSB Number: P-42-10-51 and is up there in IANX's TSB sticky at the top of the forum.
Correction, actually there are 5 updates to that TSB over time, the lastest being: TSB Number: P-42-10-51E. All are in the sticky.
I hadn't noticed that, so will take a look and see if that sheds any light - thanks |
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beverage
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: Squealing Brakes - Again
I knew there would be some kind gent who would offer to help me out!!!! |
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alroumi
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: Squealing Brakes - Again
Ive got the brakes squeling too again, Time for a strong stopping power! |
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beverage
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: Squealing Brakes - Again
alroumi - 5/4/2006 9:55 PM
Ive got the brakes squeling too again, Time for a strong stopping power!
And mine are behaving themselves at the moment - I wish they would make their mind up  |
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