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Old 16-02-2006, 06:36 AM   #1
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Question Terrible Squeeking brakes on Hot days ..help plz ?

OMG ...... I had been warned the standard brakes on the AU's were crap - but i didn't realise they would be this bad !.

When i bought the car from the dealer they redid the brakes for me be4 pickup, they felt really good when i got it, nice and quiet too. Now after about only 4 weeks of owning the car the brake pedal is giving that 'pulsing' feel when applying the brakes , as if the discs have allready warped. And on top of that , on warmish to hot days the brakes squeel like pigs , even when im not using them ........... sooooooooooo embarising on a car that looks so new : ... I know eventually i'll have to look at upgrading the complete braking system on it , but for now thats out of my budget ! .

The dealer gave me a 1 year extended warrany, just wondering if the warranty would cover getting the brakes redone by them again, as its only been about 4 weeks since they did them and now the brakes feel worse than any car i have ever driven in my life ! .

I did take off all the wheels to check what all the sqeeling was , plenty of meat on all the pads , just glazed really bad , cheapy pads in it to i think , no label or brand name etc etc on them . Its that bad now that im actually considering taking off the wheels again today and taking all the pads out and re-scuffing the surfaces on them with some sandpaper, as i cant really afford new 1's this week . But the squeeling is that bad i can't put up with it for another day ! . I can put up with the warped discs for a while , no big drama , they aint to bad on the warped size, but the sqeeling ! - OMG - it's driving me crazy .

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