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squeak squeak squeak



Take the pads out.  If it still does it, it's the bearing.

BH


>From: "Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>
>To: pbureau@attbi.com, scirocco@insanetechnology.com
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: squeak squeak squeak
>Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 05:04:35 +0000
>
>
>Sounds like either you missed the brake sheild somewhere or you need to 
>replace your pads.
>
>
>>bearing ?
>>
>>--
>>====
>>ATS - Patrick Bureau
>>1985 8v Euro GTX 3A/JH Project
>>1988 16v Euro GT Project
>> > Hey kids,
>> > 	So this is silly that I have to ask this question, but I've never
>> > run into it before:
>> > 	My Rabbit (exact same mechanical stuff that I'm talking about as a
>> > Scirocco II) has an annoying problem. The front left brakes go
>> > squeak-squeak-squeak in time with the rotation of the wheel as I drive
>> > down the road. I just replaced the caliper and pads, and the (vented)
>> > rotor is fairly new, but a little worn (much better than average). I
>> > recently took it apart (took the caliper off, removed the pads) and 
>>lubed
>> > everything up (the places where the caliper touches the pads). It 
>>didn't
>> > help, at all. It still does the exact same thing. I can turn the wheel
>> > around with the car up in the air and hear it - once per rotation, this
>> > horrible incredibly high-pitched skreeeee! It's probably high enough 
>>that
>> > some people with slight hearing damage couldn't even hear it. It's not 
>>the
>> > brake sheild either - any ideas? I'm about ready to just get a new 
>>rotor,
>> > new hub, new brake sheild :)
>> > But of course then it would still do it...
>> > 	-Josiah
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
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>> > '83 Rabbit AutoXer
>> > '91 Volvo 245 5-sp
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>> >
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