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    Default Brake whistle

    Hey guys i hear whistle from the brakes when i drive especially when i turn and that's when I'm not braking. I do have sounds coming out when i brake too however my brake pads are good
    any suggestions ?

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    re-bed the pads?
    95 E34 530I V2.37
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    what's that mean, take them out and put them back in ?

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    LMAO!

    what kind of pads you running?
    95 E34 530I V2.37
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    What's LMAO
    and i don't really know what pads i'm running i know i used them for more then a year and all the time i'm asking mechanic if it's time to change them he sayes there is lot's more left

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    i've got cross drilled rotors and my brakes squeel like a pig 90% of the time i brake. rotors and pads less than 1.5 years old. not sure what to do.

    If you've got OEM rotors, i think the mechanic can wipe it for you (they do some kind of shaving i think??).
    92 525iA

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    Quote Originally Posted by ve39
    What's LMAO
    Laughing My Ass Off

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    Quote Originally Posted by ve39
    Hey guys i hear whistle from the brakes when i drive especially when i turn and that's when I'm not braking. I do have sounds coming out when i brake too however my brake pads are good
    any suggestions ?
    If it's coming from the back end of the car, the park brake probably needs to be adjusted. A lot of people mess that one up.

    Do a quick test -- get in the car, open the windows and run around in tight circles, slowly pull the park brake lever up and see if the sound gets worse. By 10 or 11 clicks, the car should stop itself and not move.

    Had a car in last week..a later M50 E34...obviously had the Midas brake special. I've said it before and I'll say it again -- you'd be surprised at what a monkey mechanic can do to anything with a rondell on it...even something as simple as a park brake


    best, whit

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    Quote Originally Posted by lowell
    Had a car in last week..a later M50 E34...obviously had the Midas brake special. I've said it before and I'll say it again -- you'd be surprised at what a monkey mechanic can do to anything with a rondell on it...even something as simple as a park brake


    best, whit
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    No it's my front brakes that make sound

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