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Originally Posted by Gator Bait
I was just at the dealership with my car and had them check my squeaky brakes as well. It turns out the original pads are fine (over 18,000 miles), it is brake dust. I was told that if you can find a safe area to accelerate backwards and slam on the brakes a few times, it will help remove the caked up dust. I have yet to try this method out.
Other on this forum suggested a couple of hard stops going forward at fast speeds should also do the trick.
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IMO.....neither will get rid of brake dust. The first one even sounds a bit comical.
BTW.....a little squeak now and then when only light pressure is applied is quite normal. Loud squeaks at any brake pressure level is not.
There will be some brake dust built up around the brake pads, where the pad sensor is, etc. Here's what I would do.....put on a breathing mask (cheapo is OK) and blow out all around the caliper, then use a good stream of water from a hose along with a tooth brush and a little soap to remove any caked on dust you can see from around the pads,....just get everywhere you can reach. You can then take it a bit further and lightly go over the rotors with a scotch bright pad to remove any glaze on them. (You can get it and the mask at Home Depot, etc) Once this is done, rinse well, let dry and then test drive.