For quite awhile I have had some squeaking coming from my front brakes. They don't do it at first when they are cold, just after they are warmed up with a few stops. I have the Q45 front setup. If I press on the brake pedal ever so slightly (not even enough to make the car slow at all) the squealing goes away. As soon as I release it comes back. It is VERY annoying driving in town. I pulled everything apart and regreased it with that clear brake lubricant in a tube, but it hasn't made a difference. Thoughts?

 

Sounds like you're on the wear indicators.

 

Do you have Q45 rotors or Cobra? I have the Cobras, and even with Jeff's rings they aren't completely hubcentric. I have the same problem you have, and when I had my car on the dyno I noticed I could see the rotor spinning unevenly, so I'm thinking the noise could come from the rotor rubbing against the caliper since it's not completely hubcentric. I've had my setup for 2 years now with some auto-x, so maybe I should be checking my pads....hmm...

 

It definitely isn't the wear indicators, the setup has only been on the car for a year or so. The pads are Hawk HPS and the rotors are Q45's made by Brembo.

 

That's what I thought too... but I was wrong.

Symptoms point to wear indicators. Just take off your wheel and take a look.

 

yup, mine are the same way. stock brakes, but same symptoms. I checked out the pads and it's the wear indicators! I'm still waiting a while for pads though...

 

Didn't you just rip the indicators off and keep going?

 

haha, not yet....but that is the plan!

 

im looking into this mod for the I.. Is there a thread that covers all the parts needed to swap? Any installation tips now that you've both had some noise issues?

Thanks,