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Old 04-26-2009, 12:25 AM
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Guys im a little confused on something. My brakes after being abused for a little while start squeaking, almost as though they are getting to hot. But when I hit the brake pedal it stops, but once I let off again the squeaking comes right back. So they are not squeaking when there is pressure on the pedal, only when im crusing. After a while, it stops only until I begin to use them with much more abuse. They are hawk hps pads, and they are not worn down. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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pull the calipers, clean everything, regrease the slide bolts, and put some more anti squeal crap on the back of the pads.
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Not brakes - its probably your wheel bearings/hub. The sound is coming from the front, right? (Our hubs sound just like squealing brakes when they are going out.)

Mine did this. When I took the brakes/rotor off and spun the hub by hand, it felt like a meat grinder.
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^ i agree with wssix99 my DD did the same thing when you apply pressure to the pedal the sound goes away, i had to replace the driver hub



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