The squealing wheel problem

Feb 05, 2007 0 Replies

This subject has arisen more than once on this board, and I thought that a stuck caliper was bound to be the cause. (The squealing was only when the car was rolling and the brakes were not applied.) Also I had found that lubricating the caliper slides fixed the problem -- for a while.



Recently, however, I bought new wheels with my new snow tires and mounted them myself, being careful with the torque wrench on the lugs. To my surprise, the squeal has gone away.



I think somebody posted a short note the last time the subject was raised, saying "I'll bet it's the wheels." Turns out, he was right -- at least in my case. I guess the compressed air wrench the previous guy used in mounting my tires warped the disk.



Thought you'd like to know.



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