sct911 Member 848 Member For: 11y 5m 19d Gender: Male Posted 07/03/13 10:55 AM Share Posted 07/03/13 10:55 AM (edited) I have a fg xr6t which has the 4pot brembo brakes in the front. Last week I dropped the car off at ford to get the diff bush replaced, a day later an annoying squeal started when braking. Now it has got worse and louder, when turning left without even touching the brakes the screeching noise still happens. When the steering wheel is straight or turning right, there is no noise. ford said they didnt touch the front end when replacing the rear diff bushes so I can't really blame them, cars also out of warranty. If I had to take a guess, I'd say noise is coming from the front. To test this theory I splashed a bucket of water onto the front wheels then went for a drive, the squealing stopped for a good minute then started again. front pads still have 40% left and rears have 60% leftAny ideas? Edited 07/03/13 10:56 AM by sct911 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSV ETR Member 131 Member For: 11y 9m 3d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 07/03/13 11:23 AM Share Posted 07/03/13 11:23 AM if you say it stops screeching when you turn the otherway good chance its you wheel bearing. I have it in my ed work slu7 I just turn up the radio lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sct911 Member 848 Member For: 11y 5m 19d Gender: Male Posted 07/03/13 11:47 AM Author Share Posted 07/03/13 11:47 AM haha, I like fresh air, but the noise is driving me up the wall. Is it a cheap fix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSV ETR Member 131 Member For: 11y 9m 3d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 07/03/13 12:45 PM Share Posted 07/03/13 12:45 PM bout 50 buck (include bearing grease) and you can do it yourself shouldnt take any longer than a hour so id say 150 for a shop to do it.. that's if it is your wheel bearings sounds like it if u ask me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6thsveta Donating Members 100 Member For: 11y 11m 20d Gender: Male Location: Palmerston North. New Zealand Posted 08/03/13 10:51 AM Share Posted 08/03/13 10:51 AM Stone jammed in there somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinr33 Donating Members 964 Member For: 12y 8m 8d Posted 08/03/13 11:40 AM Share Posted 08/03/13 11:40 AM Lower ball joints put money on it over bearings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sct911 Member 848 Member For: 11y 5m 19d Gender: Male Posted 09/03/13 07:30 AM Author Share Posted 09/03/13 07:30 AM just put the car on stands and checked it out, seems like ford missed a worn out pad. The pad on the inside of the front right caliper is completely worn out, while the pad on the outside still has around 40% left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSV ETR Member 131 Member For: 11y 9m 3d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 09/03/13 11:47 AM Share Posted 09/03/13 11:47 AM Bam! we were both wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 15y 10m 25d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 09/03/13 12:10 PM Share Posted 09/03/13 12:10 PM Typical for brembo pads to wear uneven dont stress its the way it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 18y 7m 1d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 09/03/13 12:25 PM Share Posted 09/03/13 12:25 PM Not if they are bleed properly. OP has air in the outside caliper side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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