front wheel squeal
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front wheel squeal
To me it sounds like the brakes are squealing, when i take off and stop, when i apply the brakes it stops. When i'm running down the highway and pull up beside the barrier, I can hear it echo off the barrier. I replaced the rotors and pads back in january, so they are fairly new. The only thing different is i tried those semi-titanium pads, said they had longer life, so I was like, sounds good and bought them. I'm wondering if that is my problem, bc i have never had it with any other pads. when i turn the wheel sharp, it goes away, but as i turn to that point it gets worse and worse. I have no different feel when braking. I haven't had a chance to get up and look, but will be this weekend. Wondering if ya'll had any ideas as to what it is causing this if it isn't just the pads.
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is their a way to fix that other than replacing the caliper, i compressed it all the way on install, and it was fine for a couple months and now over the past few weeks, the left front brakes have squealed, and the right has just started.
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i had done that the first time that i did a brake job, well, actually, i let a friend do that side, i did it right on my side, had to go back behind him and fix it. i know i tightened it down right bc i even went back and checked it, realized i left a part out in the process too, glad i noticed there wasn't a spacer, lol, but i fixed that, tightened it down, and went on my way, checked it a few days later to make sure it was right, it was, I noticed that the calipers piston is starting to wear out cosmetically, i don't know if it is mechanically wearing out to the point it's sticking like said above, which it could be sticking, sounds like that could be the reason, is there a way to fix that without taking the caliper apart or replacing it completely, i'm pulling the wheels tomorrow to look at it, since i have some time to do it and will have the space to do it, i'll let you know what i see when i get a chance, prolly be sunday before i can post again.
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