Hi Josh,

same thing on my 84 after new pads and rotor resurfacing- even
went as far as checking (and replacing since they were crummy)
bearings- still same squeak- 'fraid Eric is right- annoying but
(apparently) not complicating!

Cheers,
mike

On Fri Jul 09 10:52:36 EDT 2004, Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET> wrote:

> This noise (squeaking)  is not a problem.  It is just a very
> common
> annoyance, with disc brakes.   I may go away, or get worse with
> time.
> In ether case life is good.
>                                       ERic
>
>
> Josh Greenberg wrote:
>
>> Volks,
>>
>> Last week, I replaced the front brake pads on my 83.5 Westy.
>> The job was
>> straight forward enough and everything went smoothly.  It was a
>> really tight
>> fit when I got the new break pads in, although I thought for
>> sure I had
>> pushed the piston all the way in with the C-clamp I was using.
>> I also
>> applied some noise reduction goo to the back of the new break
>> pads.  Another
>> point of interest is, when I pulled out the old pads, which I
>> think were the
>> originals, there was a thin metal plate behind the old pad that
>> makes
>> contact with the piston.  I didn't know if these were part of
>> the old brake
>> pads or the braking system.  When I put in the new pad, I
>> continued to use
>> these thin plates.
>>
>> However, now when I drive the vehicle I hear a faint squeaking
>> coming from
>> the front wheels.  When I apply the front breaks the squeaking
>> goes away and
>> when I turn the wheel the squeaking goes away.
>>
>> Oh wisdom of the group, any ideas to what might be going on?  Is
>> this
>> something that needs my immediate attention.
>>
>> Thanks In Advance,
>> Josh
>> 83.5 Westy
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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