[DML] Re: Brake pad springs

[Michel Poulin <mpoulin@xxxx>]

Before you remove the tire to check the brake pads, with the car jacked up
and on a block, try to wiggle the wheel from side to side and up and down.
if there is any play your bearrings may be loose/shot. I've had this
happen to my merc many years ago. After a while the wheel got really loose
and I could feel the back end of the car wiggle side to side. That's when
I pulled off to the side of the road, jacked up the car, pulled the wheel
and re-built the hub on the spot. It's a quick job if you have the tools
and parts with you.
-=mike=-


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On Fri, 3 Sep 1999, Ryan McCaffrey wrote:

> Greetings everyone,
> 
> After a recent 300+ mile road trip in my D, I noticed a squeaking sound
> coming from the car that would get faster as I went faster and slow down
> as I reduced speed and ceased when I applied the brakes. I talked to
> James Espey at DMC about it and he said he had the exact same thing
> happen with his car, and the problem is that the brake pads are flopping
> around (I believe that's what it was), and that he installed brake pad
> springs and his car hasn't had the problem since.
> 
> Can anyone please tell me the procedure for doing this? Is it something
> that can be done by the average guy (when it comes to knowledge of
> automotive mechanics), or does it require a professional? The brakes
> work fine, which is the most important thing, of course. However, it is
> very annoying to be squeaking as I drive down the street.
> 
> A quick search of the archives revealed the same question asked in '97
> (issue 293), but no response was given there or in the following issues.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ryan McCaffrey
> VIN 10014
> AZ lisc. STAINLS
> 
> 
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