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Street-racer
01-21-2004, 01:12 AM
its kind of weird, if I let go of the breaks i get this squeeking noise coming out from the brakes.

but if i press the breaks it goes away, and as soon as i let go of breaks it starts making noise.

Does that mean I shoudl change my brakes, or is that something else like a rotor or a caliper? And if I have to change the breaks, is changing it on car with abs same thing as on non abs ... just changing the pads?

Artic
01-21-2004, 06:28 AM
Could mean the start of the break pads going bad...or could mean one is loose depending on if its just on one side.I would just jack it up and take a look if ya gotta change them its not a huge job or anything.

Bouchie11982
01-21-2004, 12:37 PM
yup.what Bryan said above...check ur brakes..they are prolly down to the metal clip the tells u when they are bad...it happened when i had my wagon..when the pads would go bad (liek the rubber or whatever was gone) there would be a clip or soemthing that would rub along the rotar and it woudl make that squeaky noise..trust me! check ur pads...

SilverStreak
01-21-2004, 05:03 PM
There is a wear bracket on the outside brake pad facing the rotor. Check to see if it is rubbing on the rotor, if it is you can bend it back to make it stop until you get around to changing your brakes. If it is not & your brakes are still good check the clips that hold your brake pads in & make sure they are no rubbing anywhere. (I had that problem on my 2001 when I replaced my front pads. The clips that held my brakes to the caliper were rubbing on the rotor)

Yes changing brakes are the same for ABS & non-ABS. Just change the pads as usual