Brake Squeaking?
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From: Torrance
99 CLK320
Brake Squeaking?
I have replaced all break pads on my 99 320 pretty recently but it seems that every time i reverse my car out of my drive way in the morning (its about a ~35 degree slant) my brake pads squeak. But when I reverse out of it during the afternoon after the pads seem to have warmed up they dont squeak at all. Are they just cheap pads or did I do an incorrect install or is it just time to buy some new ones? 
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i THINK that squeaking is normal wen first changin ur brakes n shud go away after a while...thats wut i was told when i first changed my pads/rotors and now i dont get any squeaking.....i thought it was only wen u change ur rotors, but mayb pads too? dono..i cud b wrong tho...
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I have replaced all break pads on my 99 320 pretty recently but it seems that every time i reverse my car out of my drive way in the morning (its about a ~35 degree slant) my brake pads squeak. But when I reverse out of it during the afternoon after the pads seem to have warmed up they dont squeak at all. Are they just cheap pads or did I do an incorrect install or is it just time to buy some new ones?
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From: Bethesda, MD
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Ive had the same problem...ive had the brakes for about 7months now sumtimes thefront driver side squeeks, someitmes it doesnt. it only happens when i brake slowly, and comes from front driverside.
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2002 CLK 430
i still have this dam problem... i did a grip of 80 > 0 stops. didnt lock up or anything but close to it. i even took them off and cleaned them and sprayed this blue squeek stop **** from autozone , it helped for like a day but then began to squeek again - i got oem pads and rotors from bap. what else can i try - do i just need to get better pads>??
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From: Bronx, NY
2002 ML500
I've had this problem for some time too. I replaced my pads and rotors about 3 months ago and it's still happening :-( It especially sucks when you're in heavy traffic and people who have their windows down are staring at you. You know they're thinking, "this guy has a mercedes but is too cheap to fix the brakes..."
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I'm doing the brakes on my car in a week or so and I have some questions for you guys who do your own brakes and whose cars squeal -
Did you put anti-squeal paste on the back of the pads? Did you clean the caliper before installing the pads? Did you clean the brake carrier before putting the caliper back?
FWIW, I've never thought the spray was any good. It seemed too thin to make a differrence.
On an semi-related note, I mic'd the rotors and it looks like they've got to be changed with every other set of pads. Is this what everyone else is seeing? Or are some squeezing three sets of pads in on one set of rotors?
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Did you put anti-squeal paste on the back of the pads? Did you clean the caliper before installing the pads? Did you clean the brake carrier before putting the caliper back?
FWIW, I've never thought the spray was any good. It seemed too thin to make a differrence.
On an semi-related note, I mic'd the rotors and it looks like they've got to be changed with every other set of pads. Is this what everyone else is seeing? Or are some squeezing three sets of pads in on one set of rotors?
Thanks
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From: arizona
2002 CLK 430
I've had this problem for some time too. I replaced my pads and rotors about 3 months ago and it's still happening :-( It especially sucks when you're in heavy traffic and people who have their windows down are staring at you. You know they're thinking, "this guy has a mercedes but is too cheap to fix the brakes..."
ya man, same feeling here. i am gonna try that mercedes squeek paste and see whats up with that. cost 20$ after shipping
