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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 05:29 AM
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this isnt on an f-body, its on my girlfriends 2003 Oldsmobile Alero, and when you push the brakes it rocks forward like your on a horse lol and it squeals and sounds like a bus trying to stop. what could be wrong? a friend of mine said i need to have the rotors turned to get the rocking out of it because the rotors are warped. what would be making the squealing though? needing new brake pads?
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 12:48 PM
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put new pads and rotors on the front
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 04:15 PM
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alright, thanks. what about the back brakes? they are squealing also? just new pads or does the rear have pads?
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hey guys, put new pads on the front and it still rocks and makes a squeal. so now i guess i gotta try rotors huh
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ok shaking in your steering wheel rotors on the front are warped shaking in the seat need rear rotors/drums probably the squealers making the racket letting you know its time to change the pads.
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ok shaking in your steering wheel rotors on the front are warped shaking in the seat need rear rotors/drums probably the squealers making the racket letting you know its time to change the pads.
ok, then we need the front rotors, it only shakes in the steering wheel. and we just had the pads replaced, but it still squeals.
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Did you put the cheapo pads on it most cheap pads have different types of materials that will make them squeal and the rotors needing turned isn't going to help
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so if the rotors were turned it might would help the squealing? and im not sure what brand the pads were but Shawn said they cost $25.00 haha. i didnt even know he was going to put new ones on there for her, but she came home and said that he put them on there for her and he told her that they cost him $25 and they were from Oreileys
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