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Edit: I would say you do. People often confuse regular brake squeaking for needing to be replaced. But if they are making a nails on chalkboard kind of noise, metal on metal, then yeah most likely you'll need them replaced.
Open it up and find out, it's super easy. You'll know for sure weather or not you need new ones.
Take the wheels off (if you do get new pads, you should just replace both anyways...) then just the one bolt at the bottom of the caliper, then the top half of the caliper will swing up. all you have to do is pull the pads out, and inspect. when you put it back together, don't forget some anti squeak grease on the caliper piston, and the back side of the pad. Also, you'll want to get a large C clamp if you don't already have one. You can use the c clamp to push the caliper piston back into the caliper. I'm sure there are a ton of DIY's on the net, and probably on here too. Search and ye will find!
Oh and um, last time I got Autozone pads, they emit tons and tons of brake dust. I don't think I'll buy them again. I got power stop brake pads from pep boys, haven't put them in but, they were more expensive, and the packaging and everything is way better!
if its only squeaking on one side, and the pads are shot. probably want to look into getting a new caliper. it could be froze. look at both sides and compare wear.
The feelers are bound to come through on one side before the other. He would know if the caliper was frozen, it pulls your car violently to that side, and sets your brakes on fire very quickly.
no neccassarrily. if the caliper is frozen only slightly then the car would not pull that bad and the brakes wouldnt heat up extremely fast either. but if one side is still thick pads and the other side isnt, then it would be a frozen caliper.
drive the car a bit on a road you know you wont have to stop. then let car gradually stop on its own and use the ebrake to stop you the rest of the way. empty parking lot may work too. carefully feel each rotor, they should be cool but if caliper is stuck, one may be very hot and burn you. youve been warned. if one is very hot, its a sticking caliper and needs to be fixed asap, and prolly replace both sides of pads.
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hmm...listen to two people argue who have a combo of 559 posts, or listen to to the single person who has over 33,500 posts and a nice big iTrader number and 'has a brilliant future...
(i agree with gearbox anyways)
but i would check the brake pad wear....just jack up the car and remove the wheel to take a look first, before getting into all the other technical stuff.
Hey sounds like you need new pads, check them out. I have a similar problem I recently replaced my pads with brand new OEM's and after a few months had a horrible grinding sound.. metal on metal. Now I took a look nothing is rubbing but both of the back pads (the one touching the pistons) have huge cracks through them but the pads have a hell of a lot of meat left on them did I somehow get defective pads? If so will Honda take them back with no proof of purchase? Sorry to highjack thread but didnt want to make my own topic for something so similar.
hmm...listen to two people argue who have a combo of 559 posts, or listen to to the single person who has over 33,500 posts and a nice big iTrader number and 'has a brilliant future...
(i agree with gearbox anyways)
but i would check the brake pad wear....just jack up the car and remove the wheel to take a look first, before getting into all the other technical stuff.
No offense to anyone on here. and i agree gearbox is a very brilliant man. and yes he has more posts than me. but i dont think i should get shoved out of the way just because i dont have that many posts. im an ASE certified master tech. and i think i deserve a little more respect than that. sorry to fight on here.
