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Oct 9, 2004 | 07:08 PM

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2005 STI brake squeaking...

When i slow down slowly, my brakes squeek like crazy, why is that? I called the dealership and they said its normal for brembo's, whats the deal?

Oct 11, 2004 | 06:29 AM

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My '04 G35 Coupe does the same thing (same brakes).........I guess it's just normal.

Oct 11, 2004 | 12:14 PM

90Legacy

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Same thing happened on an 02 Outback. Dealer explanation was that the pad material caused the squeek and it was normal.

Oct 12, 2004 | 05:13 PM

mysterymarker

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Its normal

Oct 13, 2004 | 07:47 AM

_sti_05

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yea, same noise for me too when i brake slowly, sucks kinda when your tryin to show off your car and when u brake they squeek, but oh well

Jan 12, 2005 | 08:06 AM

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Pretty much normal on the STi. Mine did it on the OEM pads as well as my Ferodo's.

Jan 12, 2005 | 08:32 AM

illogical

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And here I thought it was because I might have glazed my pads...

Feb 3, 2005 | 03:24 PM

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nope, this is normal on my '04 STi as well, especially if I brake after my car moved backwards.

Feb 22, 2005 | 07:06 PM

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Just wondering guys,

could this be from not breaking in the brakes properly?? I know that when you get a BBK lets say from Stoptech...you have to go and do a bunch of hard braking...until they smoke...ect...Then they are seated in correctly and dont make ANY noises.

Maybe people buy thier cars and dont make sure to brake them in...or they werent broken in correctly before you bought the car...

Just a thought

-freddie

Feb 22, 2005 | 07:55 PM

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Egan

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 1WRX2NV

-freddie

1) No where in the owner's manual does it say that.

2) I did that on my 04 STi anyway and the squealing came back.

3) If my 3 track days last year didn't bed these brakes in properly, nothing is going to.

Personally I think it's a rotor issue. The sound is only at very slow speeds - mostly the last few feet before coming to a stop. It may be a speed related resonance issue between the rotor material and the pads - but I'll test my theory when I get new slotted rotors next month.

Feb 22, 2005 | 08:12 PM

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1WRX2NV

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Egan

yeah, maybe slotted rotors will help. The stoptech's are slotted too, so maybe thats it.

oh and since when do we go to the "owners manual" ?? Thats alomost as bad as asking the Dealership for help!! lol j/k...kinda

-freddie

ps. How are those pimp Sti rims?...I miss them. I actually need them now, as my new Brembos dont fit my stock rims. lol (long story...but I had to get them)