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Offline wheaver

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Squeaky Brakes
« on: 20 March 2005, 16:15 »
The brakes arent affected at all they still seem shrp but they are squealing when i brake anyone know how get rid off this cheers

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Re: Squeaky Brakes
« Reply #1 on: 20 March 2005, 18:43 »
Strip the brakes down, clean up the pad carriers with a wire brush, put copper grease on the carrier and the back of the pads.
If that doesn't sort it, then try changing the pads for some decent ones, ie. from vw.
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Re: Squeaky Brakes
« Reply #2 on: 20 March 2005, 19:14 »
failing that try wd40 :grin:

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Offline carl

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Re: Squeaky Brakes
« Reply #3 on: 20 March 2005, 19:54 »
i would change the pads for vw because they are probably cheep ones that are on youre car

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Re: Squeaky Brakes
« Reply #4 on: 20 March 2005, 20:17 »
Or try some decent performance pads

Offline wheaver

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Re: Squeaky Brakes
« Reply #5 on: 20 March 2005, 20:21 »
Thx everyone will try wat vr6 sed cheaper option n im skint Cheers