Quick question about brake squeal

[SilverBullet]

Originally Posted by the head

it's glazed pads and or rotors you need to rough the surface of the pads the squeal is probably due to either dust or an errant metallic particle in your pads

drive in reverse get up to about 25 or 30 then slam on the brakes...repeat this four or five times and it should take care of it

I tried this the other day, and when I slammed on the brakes and came to a stop, it made a rough squeal. I am not sure if it helped or not. Today, I went out this morning and powerwashed the rotors. I looked at the pads, and I was able to see some of the pad, and it looked like their was about a little more than 1/4 and inch of pad on the front and about 1/4 inch of pad on the back. I think my pads were changed back in March or April, I am not sure. I asked my dealership how much it would cost for new brakes and rotors, I do not think that these are covered under my CPO, and they said that it was $600 per side.

[the head]

it will usually make some weird noises when you do that but it does work
if you have a 1/4" you are in pretty good shape as far as pads go look for scoring on the rotor you may have some debris in one of your pads

[SilverBullet]

I tried the reverse thing a few times and it did not really help to much. I notice that whenever I drive a rougher, and brake heavier, the squealing will start.

It is not an even squeal, and will squeak in different places, or there will be no squeal, just a metal on metal sound as I come to a complete stop.

I also noticed that I am getting multiple dirt looking lines on my rotors. I powerwashed the brakes a few times, and this is still happening. Is this normal, I am

going out of town this weekend, on a road trip and I do not want to have any problems with my brakes.

Should I go to the dealer and ask them to take a look at them? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.