Sometimes a simple, thorough cleaning works best. When that fails, then
it's time to use the special goo's .

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Josh Greenberg wrote:

>Volks,
>I'm posting this solution, although I'm not exactly sure of what fixed it,
>for archival purposes and also to let folks know I was able to fix the
>maddening squeaking in my front brakes.  I made sure I had logged over 100
>miles to first see if the squeak would settle in on it's own.  I also
>realized that only the passenger side was squeaking and the driver's side
>was perfectly quiet.  I enjoy driving in my Westy so much and mostly use it
>for camping excursions.  Therefore although the squeak was a relatively
>minor nuisance, it was driving me insane.
>
>This morning I pulled the new OEM pads I had put in and lathered on an extra
>heaping portion of anti-squeak goo and reinstalled everything.  I also used
>a can of that pressurized air stuff, which is normally used for cleaning
>electronic equipment, and clean all of the dust and gunk away from the
>braking system.
>
>I just took it for a 10 mile test drive and to my excitement, no squeak!
>One of the pads looked to have some weird wear on it, which I'm assuming
>where the squeaking was originating from.
>
>Anyway, thank you to everyone who posted ideas and recommendations.
>
>Happy Camper,
>Josh
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