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From: Nobody Important on 6 Apr 2007 15:53
NickySantoro wrote:

> Do you have ABS?

Yes. We get a lot of snow here in Ontario and I'm familiar with the
sound and feeling of ABS; the sound I'm hearing is not the same.
From: Nobody Important on 6 Apr 2007 15:55
mrdarrett(a)gmail.com wrote:
> Take a look under the car... what is the condition of the left front
> CV boot?

I just pulled both front wheels off and the CV boots are intact. I
think if they fail you see grease sprayed all over the place and this
isn't the case. The sound happens when braking in a straight line and
there's no clicking when going around corners.
From: Nobody Important on 6 Apr 2007 16:23
Daniel wrote:
> Could be glazed brake pads caused by overly gentle usage, or heat
> glazing.
> Would leave a shiny surface whereas normally you should see some very
> slight grooves also.
> Just a guess of course.
> But you could try "conditioning" the brake pads by several stops from
> 60 mph to 5 mph (not a complete stop), then normal usage.

Thanks for the suggestion. It's worth a try. I was too lazy to pull
the pads for inspection but the discs didn't seem overly shiny or blueish.
From: Mark A on 6 Apr 2007 16:40
"Nobody Important" <Dr.Xenon1(a)gmail.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the suggestion. It's worth a try. I was too lazy to pull the
> pads for inspection but the discs didn't seem overly shiny or blueish.

I have not seen the start of this thread, but the noise you described may
just be worn pads. The pads are designed to give a "warning" when they are
worn too low.


From: Don R on 7 Apr 2007 11:59
Check around the brake caliper carefully. A number of years ago I had a
similar problem and it turned out to be a stone lodged in the caliper. Was
difficult to see at first.
"Nobody Important" <Dr.Xenon1(a)gmail.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> I'm getting a grinding sound coming from the front left wheel at very low
> speed just as I'm coming to a stop. I don't hear or feel anything when
> braking at moderate or high speeds. I pulled the wheel off and there's
> plenty of brake pad material left and the disc appears smooth.
>
> Any idea as to what this could be?


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