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Old May 12, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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squeaking brakes

For the past 9 months, my brakes squeak a lot. I have gone the dealer (hendrick in Charlotte) and the say it is because of the humidity. I asked some other technicians and they say that they are full of crap.

Can anybody give me some guidance here? 06 MC with 13K. Shouldn't this be covered under warranty?
 
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Old May 12, 2007 | 08:49 PM
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Mine squeak a lot as well. I've done the drive fast / slam on the brakes to burn the pads, no luck, they still squeak. My guess, crappy brake pads and there's nothing that can be done until I need a brake job.
 
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Old May 13, 2007 | 06:09 AM
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Mine Squeak at only a certian pressure, (applied to pedal)

so i can avoid the squeaking.
I can only suppose maybe our rotors are glazed a little

when i had my car serviced last week, they said the brakes were fine.
i do remember a home-mechanic friend of mine using a "no squeak" compound when he replaced the pads on my first car (92 accord) LOL
 
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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Mine did that also and it was really annoying... Garage just greased the breaks for me and its ok now.
 
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 05:41 PM
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We used a product called DISC BRAKE QUIET made by CRC, you can get it at any auto parts store.

It is a paste that we apply to the back of the brake pads.

We used it in all brake jobs, no more squeels or squeaks

Hope this will help you
 
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