rear brake prob
10-24-2001, 01:52 PM
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rear brake prob
here is the problem;
my wife has a 1999 nissam maxima and it has 45000 miles on it. the car runs great, but last week she had the squealing comming from the brakes. i took the car to pep boys(my trusted friends work there) and was informed the right rear was metal to metal and the left rear rotor needed replacement. and the front brakes were in perfect condition. i had pep boys replace brakes and rotors. i am not a novice to car repair, so my question is, has any one had a simular prob? i am thinking this might be a prob with the Proportioning valve. thanks for and info.
Pat Boytis
my wife has a 1999 nissam maxima and it has 45000 miles on it. the car runs great, but last week she had the squealing comming from the brakes. i took the car to pep boys(my trusted friends work there) and was informed the right rear was metal to metal and the left rear rotor needed replacement. and the front brakes were in perfect condition. i had pep boys replace brakes and rotors. i am not a novice to car repair, so my question is, has any one had a simular prob? i am thinking this might be a prob with the Proportioning valve. thanks for and info.
Pat Boytis
10-24-2001, 03:07 PM
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Re: rear brake prob
Originally posted by is5150
here is the problem;
my wife has a 1999 nissam maxima and it has 45000 miles on it. the car runs great, but last week she had the squealing comming from the brakes. i took the car to pep boys(my trusted friends work there) and was informed the right rear was metal to metal and the left rear rotor needed replacement. and the front brakes were in perfect condition. i had pep boys replace brakes and rotors. i am not a novice to car repair, so my question is, has any one had a simular prob? i am thinking this might be a prob with the Proportioning valve. thanks for and info.
Pat Boytis
here is the problem;
my wife has a 1999 nissam maxima and it has 45000 miles on it. the car runs great, but last week she had the squealing comming from the brakes. i took the car to pep boys(my trusted friends work there) and was informed the right rear was metal to metal and the left rear rotor needed replacement. and the front brakes were in perfect condition. i had pep boys replace brakes and rotors. i am not a novice to car repair, so my question is, has any one had a simular prob? i am thinking this might be a prob with the Proportioning valve. thanks for and info.
Pat Boytis
10-24-2001, 04:26 PM
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Re: rear brake prob
Originally posted by is5150
here is the problem;
and was informed the right rear was metal to metal and the left rear rotor needed replacement.
i had pep boys replace brakes and rotors. i am not a novice to car repair, so my question is, has any one had a simular prob? i am thinking this might be a prob with the Proportioning valve. thanks for and info.
Pat Boytis
here is the problem;
and was informed the right rear was metal to metal and the left rear rotor needed replacement.
i had pep boys replace brakes and rotors. i am not a novice to car repair, so my question is, has any one had a simular prob? i am thinking this might be a prob with the Proportioning valve. thanks for and info.
Pat Boytis
10-24-2001, 06:06 PM
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That's pretty low miles for the rear brakes to last. You might want to check to see if your emergency brake cables are too tight or are sticking. Another possiblity is that your wife has a tendancy to drive off with the brake still engaged.
10-24-2001, 06:52 PM
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Re: rear brake prob
Originally posted by is5150
here is the problem;
my wife has a 1999 nissam maxima and it has 45000 miles on it. the car runs great, but last week she had the squealing comming from the brakes. i took the car to pep boys(my trusted friends work there) and was informed the right rear was metal to metal and the left rear rotor needed replacement. and the front brakes were in perfect condition. i had pep boys replace brakes and rotors. i am not a novice to car repair, so my question is, has any one had a simular prob? i am thinking this might be a prob with the Proportioning valve. thanks for and info.
Pat Boytis
here is the problem;
my wife has a 1999 nissam maxima and it has 45000 miles on it. the car runs great, but last week she had the squealing comming from the brakes. i took the car to pep boys(my trusted friends work there) and was informed the right rear was metal to metal and the left rear rotor needed replacement. and the front brakes were in perfect condition. i had pep boys replace brakes and rotors. i am not a novice to car repair, so my question is, has any one had a simular prob? i am thinking this might be a prob with the Proportioning valve. thanks for and info.
Pat Boytis
10-24-2001, 06:57 PM
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Re: rear brake prob
Originally posted by is5150
here is the problem;
my wife has a 1999 nissam maxima and it has 45000 miles on it. the car runs great, but last week she had the squealing comming from the brakes. i took the car to pep boys(my trusted friends work there) and was informed the right rear was metal to metal and the left rear rotor needed replacement. and the front brakes were in perfect condition. i had pep boys replace brakes and rotors. i am not a novice to car repair, so my question is, has any one had a simular prob? i am thinking this might be a prob with the Proportioning valve. thanks for and info.
Pat Boytis
here is the problem;
my wife has a 1999 nissam maxima and it has 45000 miles on it. the car runs great, but last week she had the squealing comming from the brakes. i took the car to pep boys(my trusted friends work there) and was informed the right rear was metal to metal and the left rear rotor needed replacement. and the front brakes were in perfect condition. i had pep boys replace brakes and rotors. i am not a novice to car repair, so my question is, has any one had a simular prob? i am thinking this might be a prob with the Proportioning valve. thanks for and info.
Pat Boytis
Maybe someone has been doing too many handbrake spins in your car.
10-24-2001, 10:37 PM
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That is not bad, my rear brakes only lasted 20,000 miles on my 99 GXE and I work at Pep Boys so I got the Ceramic Quiet Stop pads from Raybestos and put them on...They are quiet and do not dust a fraction of what the staockers did.
10-25-2001, 11:12 AM
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Rears shot? Strange.... I have to agree with everyone else.... fix that handbrake problem. My max has 114k and the rears are fine. I did the fronts at 92k, and that was only done because the rotors warped and wiped out the pads.
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