Brake Caliper$
02-10-2003, 04:42 PM
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I didn't think they were very expensive. OEM maybe, but not aftermarket. You can rebuild you old ones with a simple seal kit too. Don't waste your $$$ on new ones when a rebuild usually does the trick.
02-10-2003, 05:05 PM
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Originally posted by njmaxseltd
I didn't think they were very expensive. OEM maybe, but not aftermarket. You can rebuild you old ones with a simple seal kit too. Don't waste your $$$ on new ones when a rebuild usually does the trick.
I didn't think they were very expensive. OEM maybe, but not aftermarket. You can rebuild you old ones with a simple seal kit too. Don't waste your $$$ on new ones when a rebuild usually does the trick.
02-10-2003, 07:49 PM
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Originally posted by sidewinder740
Would a rebuild get rid of that rubbing noise you get when you just barely have your foot on the brakes? That drives me nuts.
Would a rebuild get rid of that rubbing noise you get when you just barely have your foot on the brakes? That drives me nuts.
02-10-2003, 08:44 PM
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Originally posted by bsetiawan
If you are referring to the squealing noise like a pig, that may be your pads or rotors are glazed or they may be dirty.
If you are referring to the squealing noise like a pig, that may be your pads or rotors are glazed or they may be dirty.
No it's not squealing---I have no brake squeal. It's just when you barely lift your foot off the brake pedal and it makes a groaning noise. My dad's Acura RL doesn't do it.
02-10-2003, 11:58 PM
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Originally posted by sidewinder740
No it's not squealing---I have no brake squeal. It's just when you barely lift your foot off the brake pedal and it makes a groaning noise. My dad's Acura RL doesn't do it.
No it's not squealing---I have no brake squeal. It's just when you barely lift your foot off the brake pedal and it makes a groaning noise. My dad's Acura RL doesn't do it.
02-11-2003, 05:59 AM
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Originally posted by SG01MaxSE
What you're explaining is normal. Anytime you have two materials (in this case, brake rotors and brake pads) rubbing against each other, there is going to be noise. It means your brakes are working. What's the problem? Is it outrageously loud or something?
What you're explaining is normal. Anytime you have two materials (in this case, brake rotors and brake pads) rubbing against each other, there is going to be noise. It means your brakes are working. What's the problem? Is it outrageously loud or something?
02-11-2003, 06:48 AM
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Originally posted by sidewinder740
No, not outrageously loud, it's just annoying. I was just wondering if a caliper rebuild/lube would fix it, that's all.
No, not outrageously loud, it's just annoying. I was just wondering if a caliper rebuild/lube would fix it, that's all.
02-11-2003, 12:03 PM
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Originally posted by Stephen Max
You mean the groaning you get when you're stopped and you just barely ease up on the brake pedal so that the car creeps forward but with the pads still touching the rotor? I could do that with every car I've ever owned that had an automatic. It is a phenomenon of sliding contact called stick-slip, where alternating sticking and slipping of the rotor against the pads excites natural frequencies in the rotors, calipers and probably other parts as well. It's perfectly harmless. I love doing it - annoys the hell outa the wife.
You mean the groaning you get when you're stopped and you just barely ease up on the brake pedal so that the car creeps forward but with the pads still touching the rotor? I could do that with every car I've ever owned that had an automatic. It is a phenomenon of sliding contact called stick-slip, where alternating sticking and slipping of the rotor against the pads excites natural frequencies in the rotors, calipers and probably other parts as well. It's perfectly harmless. I love doing it - annoys the hell outa the wife.
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