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Old 08-03-2004, 01:35 PM
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Default My front brakes rub. A lot. They squell under normal driving (<40mph). I tried to....

rotate the front tires today by hand. They took a lot more effort then they should to move around.

While driving, if I slightly depress my brake, then the high pitched squeel (almost like a dog whistle) goes away.

What do I do to fix these? I don't know much more then the basics about brakes, but I don't really feel like taking them in to get them checked/fixed by someone else. Any ideas? It's only the front two.

1993 90 w/ ~91k, pads were at 50% six months ago
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Default Sounds like the brake pistons don't retract properly

Maybe it's time to rebuild the calipers.
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so soon though? it seems a bit early with only 91k
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Default Do you live by the sea in OR?

Salty air is corrosive like hell.
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try using the anti-squeal for brake on the back of your brake pads.
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I thought they were squealing even when he wasn't breaking?
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no I live in Portland, no salt here, car's spent it's whole life in Portland too
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it's not even the squealing, its the rubbing that I'm worried about
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