Breaks
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Breaks
I have a 2011 Grand Sport with 17,000 mi. The breaks squeak when stopping, but has shoe left. What are the best replacement breaks for normal city and highway use, with low residue output on the wheels.
Thank you in advence.
Thank you in advence.
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I guess we can't have a sense of humor in the topical forums. Too bad.
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A few (3-5) good hard stops from around 100 to 20 and back to 100 again in quick succession, usually stops brake squeal. The occasional hard stop between race events, seems to keep mine from making any noise. I can't offer suggestions for dust issues, except clean the wheels as you feel it to be necessary. I prefer good performance over appearance, YMMV.
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I will delete the original post since it has offended so many people.
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I grew up in a family in which such word play was the highest form of fun, and this tickles my funny bone. I try not to point out other's typos or grammar errs, but I find it hard to resist a twist on words when others do so point out other's errors.
Again, it was only meant in fun.
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Please don't, It was meant in good fun. We all mistype things, and was only meant as a play on words.
I grew up in a family in which such word play was the highest form of fun, and this tickles my funny bone. I try not to point out other's typos or grammar errs, but I find it hard to resist a twist on words when others do so point out other's errors.
Again, it was only meant in fun.
I grew up in a family in which such word play was the highest form of fun, and this tickles my funny bone. I try not to point out other's typos or grammar errs, but I find it hard to resist a twist on words when others do so point out other's errors.
Again, it was only meant in fun.
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Not all puns transfer well to all people. And usually, when you try to explain them, it doesn't help. People either get them or don't.
Very rarely are puns meant in a malicious way. Certainly I did not mean to hijack your thead, PILLS0714 or insult buckmeister2
Very rarely are puns meant in a malicious way. Certainly I did not mean to hijack your thead, PILLS0714 or insult buckmeister2
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Oh well. It's all in cyber-space now.
Back on topic: Did you ever brake the breaks on your car?
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It could only be a little bit of foreign debris trapped between the pad and the rotor. My car squeaks a bit if I let it sit for a while then goes away after I drive it for a bit. Maybe a little rust accumulates on the rotors. You could remove the pads first and scuff them with sandpaper first and see if that helps. If your rotors are fairly worn and have grooves in them it could be the way the pad is contacting the outside of the wear pattern over time. Different compound materials in the pads can also affect this.