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ive owned my civic for a lil over a year..and 2 months ago i would hear a nosie when i apply the brakes...sooooo it was time for a brake job..and the sound went away...however it came back maybe a week ago..and i know for a fact the brakes are good!!!...its kinda hard to explain the noise online .. but why would it go away with a new brake job..then come back?

 
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maybe if its not the brakes...

try explaining the noise and when it happens and what yer doing at the time (driving, stoping, inching foward at a stoplight, ect)

 
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Try putting on some brake grease on the side of the brake pads. That could be causing your noise.

 
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just because you did the brakes a few weeks ago doesnt mean a brake noise wont come back. its possibly a pebble or something got lodged in between the pads and rotors. you need to check everything again.

 
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Is it squealing? If so, thats nothing to worry about. It's just annoying. Sqealing is "normal" at low speeds, its from pad vibration. At high speeds is a different story.

 
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could be the time to replace your rotors

 
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i only hear the noise when im slowing down to almost a compelte stop

 
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had em turned with the 1st brake job

 
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yea i thought of that earlier..but i do remeber putting some on..maybe not enough?

 
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you may be right ..atleast im hoping so..i dont ever hear it on the free-way when i slow down...just at low speeds.

 
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this is true

 
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thanks to everyone for taking the time to give me their thougths...ill be sure to take them all into consideration.

 
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I am experiencing the same thing with my 2002 civic.


When I am braking slowly, like in bumper to bumper traffic, my brakes make this loud creaking noise. I plan to pull off the tires and inspect the brakes this weekend.

I hope we can find the solution to this annoying problem.

JonJon81,

If you find the fix, private message me....
If I figure it out, I'll message you with the details...

-MrB

 
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So, today I went throught the procedure for replacing the brake pads. I basically cleaned the caliper assembly with brake cleaner, took out the pads, cleaned the reatiner clips, inspected the pads, rotor and caliper assy; then put everything back together. I used a 'caliper' to measure the thickness of the rotors. Both rotors were about 20mm thick. I tried to read the stamp displaying the minimum thickness, but it was very hard to read. I am pretty sure I should replace the rotors as soon as possible.

Anyone know the minimum thickness for stock rotors (i think it said 19mm)?
Anyone know how thick new rotors usually are?

Anyway, I didn't notice any problems, other than the thickness. So, I will see if my problems still exists, and keep sumitting updates.

 
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i dont off hand know the minumum thickness but tomorrow at work i will check for ya.

 
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Well I just bought a pair of new disc and brake pads. Anyone know how to DIY ?

 
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Check out the link below. It is from the "7th Gen Honda Civic Do It Yourself Articles" subforum in the "Tech Chat and DIYs Forum"


.............D.I.Y. Link..................

 
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mrb420

i still hear it..and im not sure whats going on...other than the noise..the car itself handles fine .. stops fine..no problems

 
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As per the Service Manual:
Standard thickness 20.9 to 21.8 mm
Max refinishing limit 19.0 mm (meaning will not resurface if less than 19)