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just recently... i'd say about two weeks ago. i noticed my brakes started to squeak.. whether it's slow braking or hard braking.

i have recently just put on smaller rims/tires on.... and im wondering if that could be a reason for it to start squeaking??
205/50/15... compared to the stock 185/65/15

i have aftermarket Slotted rotors w/aem brake pads.

another scenario could be that,......... i was at shannonville about three weeks ago or so... and i did work my brakes really hard... and wondering if that could be a cause for my brakes to squeak?


i guess, my main question is, what causes brakes to start squeaking????

is it b/c something is loose?

thanks.

 
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or do i just need to lubricate something under there?

 
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i got that too.. immah get it cleaned up and lubricated soon though

 
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just get them serviced, that should take the sqeaking away.

 
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smoked... remeber u said there was a clicking noise.. haha.. it wasnt my tranny or gears.. it was the breaks..

 
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take it apart, clean it then pop 'em back on... maybe a tiny rock got cought

 
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i figured my brake pads were waring down...

id ont have money to get it serviced...

are there any specific reasons that would actually cause it to start sqeaking?

 
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ehhh.. let me see..
stop booting it to impress the gals at the bus stop.. come on u know wut im talking about

 
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hahaha... fine fine, you figured me out boo....... but i cant help it. hahaha

 
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probably nothing serious
dont worry

 
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some (not all) hi-performance brakes will squeak like a TTC bus. I know because I have Hawk HP Plus and they squeak, but I don't really care cuz dayam....I can stop on a dime....

but some times they just need a bit of cleaning ....

nothing is loose....

 
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thanks.

b/c they never squeaked before....

i just noticed it recently... so i was just wondering if it was from my extensive use of the brakes at the track or just b/c i put small rims/tires on........ or neither.

where would i look for if i wanted to do a lil' cleaning?
thanks.

 
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Brakes squeak all the time. Apparently my brakes were serviced in April (so Honda says), and they squeal every now and then right now. It's not a problem as long as they don't squeak EVERY time you brake.

Also, if it only squeaks when you first start up the car and start driving, then it's not a problem either.

 
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it squeaks when i brake.

 
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is it when u just start driving or is it constantly?

 
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UPDATE - So I started to get a rattling sound coming from my brakes. Turns out the front brake pads are worn out and need to be replaced. So squeaking is maybe an indicator that the pads are wearing down aswell?

ALSO, my front pads are now gone, after only 58,500 kilometers. Is this rare? How long before your front brake pads were replaced?

 
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i dont hear it no more.. but i hear it off and on.

but it has only started recently.. like in the past two, three weeks

i've never heard squeaking in the past two years... or the past three months since i put in aem brake pads

 
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hey my car a civic 2001, and when i brake not even that hard, my car makes a sqeaky noise (kinda like the sound of a car with bald tires making a sharp turn.) but it sounds like its in the rear what do you guys think? i just got my tires off the front and my front breaks looks like they are pretty good still. so i don't know whats wrong. you guys have any solutions?

 
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not possible for brakes to squeak in the rear.. b/c we have no brakes in the rear.
only drums.

unless you have 1.7el

if it's braking noises.. it should be coming from the front.

 
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well the sound is in the passenger rear, could it be a traction problem.....? if not the brakes?

 
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If that were true, my datsun would never stop because it has drum brakes all around.

 
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o and i dont have a rear camber kit yet will that effect anything....guys please help if not i'm thinking about changing all my brake pads and fixing the rear as well. I just got this car so i'm trying to fix all the things on it and thats one of them.

 
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Need way more info than that, but your first order of business should be inspecting those rear shoes. Negative camber shouldn't make noise like you're describing, but it will give you slightly less braking power.