toastmaster7
Registered User
minor brake squeak, hear it comming from the rear and see that the rotors and pads are pretty so i replace them both, not an easy ordeal since about every bolt there was stripped and i had to replace many of them. got everything together when my auto teacher comes and tells me that the springs at the top of the pad are supposed to go through the slot in the caliper not under it, contrary to the existing setup but judging from other things ive found whoever had this car before me really didnt know what they were doing so i ran them through the caliper and got everything together. the noise was almost exactly the same.
a week later im out of school so i bring my car to the mechanic to get the oil changed since im on a tight schedule and asked him to look at the brakes. he tells me that the noise is from the front brakes and both the rotors and pads need to be replaced and on top of that the springs are actualy cushioning springs and i need to take them back off and put them under the caliper. which is it supposed to be?
took the brakes to meineke since thats where i had the fronts done a couple months ago before i knew any better, they give me some BS story about how the pads are bad or something but nothing is covered under warantee so i said screw it and went to do the brakes myself. got the rotors and pads but once again all the bolts were stripped and now i didnt have the tools to replace them so i took it to a 3rd mechanic who put everything on for me. the noise was nearly gone however over the past couple of days it has gotten progressivly louder and is nearly as loud as it was before. what gives?
could this be because of the rear pads or is it likely something else that i've missed?
sorry for the longwinded post its just kind of a strange string of events
a week later im out of school so i bring my car to the mechanic to get the oil changed since im on a tight schedule and asked him to look at the brakes. he tells me that the noise is from the front brakes and both the rotors and pads need to be replaced and on top of that the springs are actualy cushioning springs and i need to take them back off and put them under the caliper. which is it supposed to be?
took the brakes to meineke since thats where i had the fronts done a couple months ago before i knew any better, they give me some BS story about how the pads are bad or something but nothing is covered under warantee so i said screw it and went to do the brakes myself. got the rotors and pads but once again all the bolts were stripped and now i didnt have the tools to replace them so i took it to a 3rd mechanic who put everything on for me. the noise was nearly gone however over the past couple of days it has gotten progressivly louder and is nearly as loud as it was before. what gives?
could this be because of the rear pads or is it likely something else that i've missed?
sorry for the longwinded post its just kind of a strange string of events