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Old 09-10-2008, 01:56 PM
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Squealing from front brakes

Guys I have an 07 SE with 21k and the damn brakes just started squealing under light braking. The majority of the miles are highway and the pads look to have plenty of life left.

She's going to the dealer Saturday so we'll see. My question is, will this be covered 100% under the warranty? I assume they'll need to turn the rotors and replace the pads to correct but will they prorate me or cover 100%?
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Old 09-10-2008, 02:23 PM
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I would just spray some anti squeal on the back of the pads. My 300zx tt brakes with Hawk pads squealed terribly until I sprayed the anti-squeal stuff on them.

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Old 09-10-2008, 03:06 PM
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Pads, pads, pads. Not covered. Anti squeal may or may not work...didnt work for me so I switched pads and have absolutely happy with zero squeals
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Old 05-09-2009, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by largepkg25
Guys I have an 07 SE with 21k and the damn brakes just started squealing under light braking. The majority of the miles are highway and the pads look to have plenty of life left.

She's going to the dealer Saturday so we'll see. My question is, will this be covered 100% under the warranty? I assume they'll need to turn the rotors and replace the pads to correct but will they prorate me or cover 100%?
I am having the same problem with my 07 maxima. I have 15,000 on mines. What did you do to fix your squeal?
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Originally Posted by VigilanteMax
Pads, pads, pads. Not covered. Anti squeal may or may not work...didnt work for me so I switched pads and have absolutely happy with zero squeals
What pads did you switch to?
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Just watch some how-to vids and replace them yourself.. Go with hawk pads.
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Old 05-10-2009, 07:48 AM
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Just watch some how-to vids and replace them yourself.. Go with hawk pads.
I am not a mechanic. YOu trying to let me kill myself. LOL. How hard is it to do it yourself? Dont the maxima need a special key to turn the calipar?
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Old 05-11-2009, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by tallblazer124
I am not a mechanic. YOu trying to let me kill myself. LOL. How hard is it to do it yourself? Dont the maxima need a special key to turn the calipar?
No sir. Study up and save money. I'm a programmer by trade but it's not rocket science. Some patience, careful attention to the details and you can save yourself alot of money. +1 for learning something new, which everyone should do everyday.
I did a search on google videos for you. Browse about and see what you can find.
http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&q=how%20to%20replace%20brakes&um =1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv#
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