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My brakes are very noisy. Took them to get checked out, guy says they are like new. If they are like new, then why are they so damn noisy?
I bought my Contour back in November. I don't know when they we're last changed.
Any suggestions on how to get the noise to stop?
1999 Cabernet Red Contour
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1995 White Ford Explorer XLT
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noisy is vague...are they grinding??? are they squealing???what???
Regards, Cole.
Relegating to troll status sometime this week.
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They are squealing. LOUD!
It sounds like it is comming from my rear brakes.
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1995 White Ford Explorer XLT
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drums?
if so they are DIRTY.
take off the wheel, pound on the drum HARD with either a hammer wrapped in a rag or a rubber mallet. then take off off the drum (the drum may require force, dont be afraid to smak it with a hammer to break it loose)
all the drt that was jammed up in those brakes will come out and all will be well. if you want to me really sure, use an air compressor (and wear a face mask) to blow out all the brake dust....
Regards, Cole.
Relegating to troll status sometime this week.
New Whip: 1990 Lexus ES250.
Old Hotness: 1995 GL MTX Zetec *IN TRIAGE*
"I had a little friend once, but it dont move no more... "
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If it's coming from the front, you can put on some anti-squeal gunk. Rears, blow the dirt out of them and see if that helps. You might also have the drum turned. The drums may be brazed, and will always squeal unless you turn them.
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Thanks for the advise guys. I'll give it a try and let you guys now how it went.
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Originally posted by Nate'sTour:
If it's coming from the front, you can put on some anti-squeal gunk. Rears, blow the dirt out of them and see if that helps. You might also have the drum turned. The drums may be brazed, and will always squeal unless you turn them.
I think he means glazed, not brazed.
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Originally posted by ibub:
Originally posted by Nate'sTour:
If it's coming from the front, you can put on some anti-squeal gunk. Rears, blow the dirt out of them and see if that helps. You might also have the drum turned. The drums may be brazed, and will always squeal unless you turn them.
I think he means glazed, not brazed.
No, I meant brazed from dictionary.com
brazed
Braze \Braze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brazed; p. pr. & vb. n. Brazing.] [F. braser to solder, fr. Icel. brasa to harden by fire. Cf. Brass.] 1. To solder with hard solder, esp. with an alloy of copper and zinc; as, to braze the seams of a copper pipe.
2. To harden. ``Now I am brazes to it.'' --Shak.
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