ahh..i think i found out what it is. Seems to be the rotor is wearing out unevenly causing the pad to scrape at it and causing the rubbing/squeaking sound. Now is there anyway to solve uneven rotor wear? Can i just adjust the brake pads so that it is farther away from the rotor?

 

Rotors can be machined if there is sufficient thickness left. If not they should be replaced.

I'm not too sure what you mean by adjusting the pads so they arefarther away from the rotor - the only thing stopping your car is the pad touching the rotor.

My advice is to take it to the local mechanic, you don't want to stuff something up and find you have no brakes at all.

 

new rotors are on the way as well as axxis pads.

 

[QUOTE=fuqxyu,Nov 19 2006, 09:07 PM] it happens both when i do apply the brake at slow speed and even when i'm not touching my brakes.

 

when you jack up the car in the rear and spin the wheels by hand, do you feel that at certain point it becomes hard to spin? This is what is happening to mine. The rotors have a bump on them (wharp?). This is what is causing the rubbing sound when the car comes to a stop/slowdown.

to solve the problem, i'm just going to replace all 4 rotors since these are the stock ones with about 54k miles on them.

 

I am not sure...
one of my mechanic suspected ceased brake, and he reassembled the calipers but that didn't solve the problem.

I have 52 k on my car.
how much did it cost to order the parts you need? if you don't mind me asking?

 

i haven't exactly ordered them yet. One of the members from the bay area is selling his package (powerslot cyro treat rotors, hawkins pads, and brake lines) for 600. i might pick those up, or i might just go buy rotors and replace them. Rotors themselves might cost me $300 for a set.

 

any update?
someone's selling BBK in my area...
I want to pick it up but I need bigger rims.

 

I am so happy today.
I took my car to another shop, and they solved the problem in 15 mins.
center hub(?) was loose.
they tightened it and it's all good!
wanted to give you heads up!

 

Aftermarket pads will all be louder than stock. Performance pads especially. No pad shims will also create more noise. OEM pads use a molycote grease between the pad and shims to reduce noise as well.

Metal tabs on the edges of the pads also let out a loud squeal when the pads wear to the minimum thickness.

Overnight rust on the brake rotors will contribute to brake noise when you first start driving, and the rear pads also like to rust to the brake rotors when using the parking brake when the car is wet. (raining or just washed) The pads break free with a loud clunk.

There are many causes of brake noise, and some of them are completely normal and can not be fixed. Your brakes will not always be quiet.