It won’t go away if the person changing the front break pads throws out the anti squeal shims. It will get worse. Once I replaced those shims my break squealing stopped. So, if you had work done on the front be sure they replaced the shims and didn’t toss them with the old shoes. Eric Caron 85 GL Auto Westfalia > On Nov 1, 2016, at 5:33 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > did you replace brake pads and/or rotors recently? > > if so the squeal will go away at about 500 to 600 miles... it was my case > even I use premium parts from our favorite vendors... |
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