I have started to notice as I brake (mostly after it has rained and roads are drying out) that just before I stop I hear my brakes squeak (doesnt bother me) but its not constant... I keep steady pressure and you hear squeak, then pause (without any braking, like brakepads arent touching) then a squeak again... repeat process until I stop...

any ideas?

-Josh

05 MCS with 10,500miles

 

I have the same noise. I've seen a few threads on it, seems like a common problem. Something to do with the OEM brake pads. As long as you check to make sure that you haven't warn down your pads, it shouldn't really be a problem.

You can change pads to eliminate the noise (I'm sure others will have some suggestions on which pads to choose).

 

Mine does this too, its annoying as hell!

 

glad I am not alone...

 

I got that too. But have to be on a quite street to hear it. Almost sounds like the brakes are locking up for a split second right before stopping.

 

Pads are glazed,if you want to pull off and rough up pad to remove glaze,it should stop the squeak.Personally I just change pads with the next service,its not worth taking them out to service without replacing.

 

brake hard from 40mph 2-3 times and it should remove that glaze.

goaljnky- in your case, you might just need new pads.

 

I had same problem,EBC greenstuff pads solved the problem.

 

hey yeah i got that problem too at 9500 miles. i think i will try the 40-0 test a few times to scuff them up

 

Any pad change will stop the problem

 

I have that noise, too... I don't think of it as a problem though.. the brakes/pads are fine (no mechanical issues)... it's just noise... live with it until your first brake pad change, then choose a non-OEM pad and your noise will most likely go away...

Hey while we are on the subject of brakes... my 03 with 40,000 miles is on its original set of OEM pads. I have a few, maybe 4 mm of pad left (I think they start out with 13 mm?) on each.



I also noticed that the pads have worn away some of the rotor, because there is a slight "lip" formed on the outermost edge of each rotor where the pads do not touch it, therefore they haven't worn away any of the rotor surface. When I replace the pads (probably around 50K at this rate...I'm a "light footed" braker, I guess), should I also put on a new set of rotors all around?

Rock on,

boognish

 

Thats what Mini recommend.Also the lip will cause a noise eventually.There is a minimum thickness stamped on rotor you should measure with cliper to make sure it is not under.When they get thin they start to warp causing a slight shudder on breaking.

 

Wow, I got that much left (4mm) and I only got 15k on my car.

 

Highway mis very easy on brakes.

 

The cheap and easy possible solution would be to re-bed in the pads. A procedure can be found here:

http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp...contents.shtml

Other solutions include a set of pads that are known for the low noise. But I will warn you brakes are always a compromise and so in order to gain low noise, more often then not you have to give up some performance.