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Hey guys,

I'm not a honda person but my girlfriend drives a 02 civic in which I replaced her brake pads with some quiet noise ones from Kragen. They were in the mid $30 range I believe. I've done a few brake jobs so I know I didn't screw up putting them in or anything. They were squeeling really bad so this last weekend I put some of that anti-squeel compound on the backs of the pads. I guess it lasted for all of 2 days and now we're back to a little squeeling.

The car has almost 50k miles on it. I have no idea if the previous owner before her changed the pads or resurfaced the rotors at all. Everything looked like it had never been taken apart before. I want to help her out and fix the noise issue.

Since I do not know the condition of the rotors should I see about replacing them with some of the brembo blanks and scuff them up a little and try that? I would get her rotors resurfaced but I'd rather just spend $70 for new rotors then $15-20 to resurface 50k mile rotors. It's not a big deal if it will eliminate the noise.

Just curious if this sounds right? The brake fluid wasn't bad, pedal feel is spot on, everything else works like a champ but the noise.

Please let me know, also to changing honda rotors do you just remove the caliper, the 2 screws, and off it comes? If so that is sweet! No wheel bearings to repack or anything

Let me know guys,
Chris

 
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Replace the pads with a good quality ceramic pad. Akebono comes to mind. Do not use Raybestos or Bendix version of the ceramic pad.

 
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if you didnt have the rotors resurfaced, then that is probably why you are having noise. Also ditch those shitty pads. Get some brembo blanks and hawk pads. And just remove the top screw on the caliper, flip it up and out the pads. For the rotors too, then remove the caliper and then the rotor.