Date:         Sun, 8 Sep 2002 10:49:06 EDT
Reply-To:     Fonni0365@CS.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Fonni Chang <Fonni0365@CS.COM>
Subject:      Front brake noise of 91 Westy
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I bought my 91 Westy just a few weeks ago, thanks to the many knowledgeable
members of this group, I have now get the engine clean up, and have done some
basic tune up. I can now move on to tackle the brake noise problem. The shape
noise coming from the front right wheel occurs only in the morning when I
pull out of the garage and apply brake in front of the street. When I start
driving on the street and stop in front of the traffic light it was OK. I
notice from the repair invoice form the previous owner, a pair of new front
pads was replaced on 5/18/01, about 7000 mls ago. I also notice this was done
by the same mechanic who flush the radiator and refill it with 2 gallons of
coolant and charge for $10 (most likely not phosphate free coolant). I
therefore suspect that he was not using the right brake pad for the Westy.
Could that be the cause of the sharp noise?
Thanks again

Fonni