Brake squeak when not pressed
Thread Starter
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: Southeast Missouri
Brake squeak when not pressed Hi everyone well it sounds like my breaks are squeaking when my car rolls slowly but I do not have them pressed? Anyone know the issue?
Wheel Bearings. They can make a squeak just like the brakes.
If you want to confirm before plunking $300 down for two new hubs, you can jack up the car, take off the brake, take off the rotor, and then spin the hub buy hand. If it sounds or feels like a meat grinder, then you don't have long on them.
At this point, they may not be so far gone that a standard wobble test (jacking up the car and pulling the wheel side-to-side) will show a flaw.
If you want to confirm before plunking $300 down for two new hubs, you can jack up the car, take off the brake, take off the rotor, and then spin the hub buy hand. If it sounds or feels like a meat grinder, then you don't have long on them.
At this point, they may not be so far gone that a standard wobble test (jacking up the car and pulling the wheel side-to-side) will show a flaw.
Staging Lane
Joined: Sep 2012
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From: CDA, Idaho
+1 on the wheel bearing. I have also seen a stuck caliper cause break squeal off the brakes. When it is jacked up see if the pass/drivers wheels spin with roughly the same resistance.
When a wheel bearing goes bad it can also cause the wheel to lean a little under weight and cause uneven brake pressure.
When a wheel bearing goes bad it can also cause the wheel to lean a little under weight and cause uneven brake pressure.
