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2000 GT Brake Squealing

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Metalli485

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About a year ago I had a shop replace the front brake pads and turn the rotors. Every since I got them replaced I would notice a slight squealing noise when I applied the brakes. The stange thing is that is would only happen after 20 min of driving and when braking at highway speeds. Sometimes they wouldn't make a noise at all.

I got a different shop to check them out and they said that the brakes are fine and the noise is probably the result of cheap pads. They are not the kind of shop that tries to rip you off so they recommending living with the noise instead of getting the brakes worked on again.

Lately the squealing has been more consistent but still only happens when the brakes are warm after 20 min of stop and go driving. The braking performance is still good and I can see plently of material left on the front and rear pads. Any ideas why they are squealing?

By the way....:SNSign: ROCKS!!! That is all.
 

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It's still probably the pads. Grab some anti-squeak if you don't want to swap pads.
 

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Squealing is caused by vibrations in the brakes. The harmonics actually produce the sound.

The cause is either lack of lubrication ont he slides and any other place where there is metal to metal contact.

Another cause is cheap parts, or semi-metallic pads.
 

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+1 on the anti squeek... spray it on the back of the pads and throw them back in... problem solved.
 
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Cool, I'll pick up some anti-squeak and try it out. Thanks for the replies
 
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