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Subject:Re: weird little brake noise
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Sun, 1 Jun 2003 22:29:07 -0400

On Sun, 1 Jun 2003, Damon Campbell wrote:

> This weekend, i borrowed my fiance's dad's '87
> weekender.  When driving along at lower speeds (say,
> under 30mph or so) i hear a light squeak-squeak-squeak
> coming from the brakes (not quite sure which brake,
> though).  Odd thing is (at least to me, anyway) that
> as soon as you touch the brakes - but before they
> actually engage - the squeak-squeak-squeak goes away.

Could be the wear indicator on one of the front brake pads.  It's a little
piece of spring steel that lightly brushes the rotor when the pad starts
to get too thin.  Usually it makes a light screeching sound when the pedal
is *not* being depressed.

I'd check the thickness of the front brake pads.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si