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Subject:Re: Pads good, sounds not!
From:Mark Ingalls
Date:Fri, 8 Jun 2001 05:54:17 -0500

My 85 has squeaked off and on since I bought it.

 I put new pads in. No good.  Put no-squeal spray the back of the pads then took it off when it did no good.

I had the rotors turned. Now instead of a high spot squeak now and then, it will squeak the whole turn of the wheel now and then. 

Mine mainly does it after it has been braked hard for a while, like driving through stop and go traffic on a hot day.

I have the anti-squeal shims in.  The calipers are new.

It's not bad enough for me to look at the master cylinder. I was wondering if it is keeping too much residual pressure on the brakes.

Mark Ingalls
Nebraska City, Nebraska
85  Vanagon GL    ' Aimee Airheart'
75  Beetle   'Salvation'

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Paul Rogers 
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 9:04 AM
  Subject: Pads good, sounds not!

  Hey list, 
  Lately my front disc's have been squealing like stuck pigs. I pulled the 
  wheels to check out the pads and they're fine. Is it just dust and I need to 
  clean the rotor? 
  Any insight would be greatly appreciated. 
  Down on the farm, 

  Paul Rogers 
  85 WWW "el Lobito" 

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