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Old May 1, 2011 | 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by GraphiteEvoX
Stock pads, 37k miles, 44 degrees outside. Arvada ,CO. Check pads have plenty of pad. Low indicators still far away from disk:

This is my video from a 10mph stop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxpgB...el_video_title
Mine do the exact same thing 17k miles now. our brakes are just noisy, especially when they're dirty. I can clean the tire, rims, rotors area spray it down with the house drive around and it'll be quieter for a little bit, but not long.
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Old May 2, 2011 | 12:42 PM
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if they dont squeal then they're not srs bsns
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Old May 2, 2011 | 07:51 PM
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This thread makes me laugh my butt off. It's all ok though guys, you'll learn after the first few times you do brake maintenance. If you don't own your Evo X long enough to replace pads at least twice, more with track fun, you really won't get the full enjoyment out of these.

The noise is the same as you hear in a bus. Big brakes make big amounts of dust. We have heavy cars too. The noise can be minimized with FREQUENT thorough cleanings. If you ignore it, it begins and will not stop until you remove and clean the pads by hand. They come out easily, do not be afraid. The dust is in the crevice in the pad surface that you can clean with a screwdriver.

I've got 55k on mine, nearing the second set of DD pads and killed (75%) one set of racing pads. Three years ownership, I have probably the best all around driving abuse/wear-and-tear you'll find since I did pick mine up in June 08... Tires and oil are the only other two things it likes to eat as much as brakes. Oh well, feed the beast, keep it happy and it'll do the same for you.

Originally Posted by GraphiteEvoX
The local dealer here said that it's the calipers that cause thm to squeal. I have plenty of pad left and mine are loud as hell too under light braking.
This is a dealer you should NEVER go back to. That's a sign of really bad knowledge or really bad lying. Either is bad enough for you to avoid like the plague.
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Old May 14, 2011 | 05:17 PM
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Smile Squeeling Brakes

@ least I know it's not just my car! It is annoying as hell. Maybe drilled/slotted rotors would cure that? Probably pretty expensive!. I think I will try taking them apart & cleani g them up. Thanks for the input:
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Rands
Mine were like that and then I went and got my brakes serviced at the dealership. Felt like brand new brakes, then about a year or so they started squealing again


Drive me nuts, Ive had this problem for about a year. I checked them out and had looked at them as well, time went on they got louder, told them to look at them again dealership they said it must be caused by the parking break grabbing, yeah bs after paying $70 for service to "clean" the rear break components, they are still squeeling louder than ever.. mad i trusted a stealership .
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