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Revision to my original post #44. Thanks everyone for great suggestions! I did talk with my dad and get a little more info on the history of the brake problems on this subi. This car has 65K miles on it now (see posting #44). 1. The first time my pops had problems (not sure mileage) one pad on one rear wheel was worn out, the other ok... and on the opposite side of car, one front pad was worn way more than its mate. He said he has always removed the pins, cleaned them and relubed them. However, they never seemed to be stuck so he could never explain the weird wear issues. 2. At 43K miles the REAR brakes were replaced. 3. At 61K miles the FRONT brakes were replaced and NEW rotors. 4. Now at 65K miles the brakes are making a terrible grinding noise as if they are totally worn out. My hubby swears it is the rear DS brake making all the noise. It is really hard to tell inside the car as i thought it was the front drivers side. I will be taking this in to our mechanic next week but thought i'd revise this post in the meantime in case anyone has ever had weird issues like this. Not to mention hopefully steering the mechanic in a certain direction to save some $. Thankyou ahead of time for your replies!
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I had my front brakes fully replaced around 5,000 miles ago. They replaced the rotors, pads... pretty much everything considering I have 120k miles. They have been squeaking pretty much since they replaced them. I brought the car back and, of course, the technician heard nothing. My neighbors, friends and everyone else hears them, but never the technicians  It usually occurs RIGHT when I hit the brakes and as I push further in, it goes quiet. Any ideas? Is it OK that they squeak?
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Replying to: pathtomax (Aug 08, 2008 7:47 pm) -mike
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Replying to: paisan (Aug 08, 2008 7:53 pm)
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Replying to: pathtomax (Aug 08, 2008 8:01 pm) -mike |
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Replying to: eberglund (Jul 31, 2008 11:08 am) I had my mechanic check out my brakes and it turns out this grinding noise was from rust on the rear rotors (this car came from MN). He showed me the rust and it was substantial, and he verified the noise by spinning the rotor. He said not to do anything about it... drive until they need to be replaced and then do pads and rotors.
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Replying to: eberglund (Aug 09, 2008 7:02 pm)
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Replying to: ateixeira (Aug 11, 2008 9:51 am) Big Breakers. 10mm bolts to extract the rotors if they are frozen on.  -mike |
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Here is brake repair history: 84900 miles=Rotors and pads (April 2006) 92371 Brake Fluid Flush 95368 Resurfaced =Rotors on my complaint of extreme pulsating (2/1/207) 105320 DS Front Caliper frozen, replaced and replaced Front Pads...(11/24/2007) Now...111.500 miles...extreme pulsating brakes--- Special comments: I will not return to the shop who has done this work, they told me after turning the rotors they would not warranty these repairs again since he was sure I was doing something to cause this chronic issue. I think there is an underlying problem here, what do you guys think? thanks vicki 
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Replying to: kidchellin (Aug 18, 2008 9:15 pm) 92k brake flush- This should be done every 30k miles or 3 years whichever comes first, it's part of the 30k/60k/90k/120k etc. mile service required 10k later the brakes are resurfaced due to pulsations- This can be due to the bad caliper that you had replaced at 105k or some other issue. 6k later you have pulsing brakes, could be due to the stuck caliper damaging the rotor while stuck. On a side note you said this work was done at a "shop" was it a dealer using Subaru parts? Aftermarket Parts? Generic Parts? There are some very very cheaply made cheap rotors that a lot of shops will slap on your car, these rotors will warp/get pad deposits very quickly and are basically crap. -mike Motorsports and Modifications Host |
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