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Posted on May 20, 2010

I just changed my brake pads but they are still making noise when i pull off what can the problem be

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Did you have the rotors machined or replace them ,if there too thin to machine?
Did you buy quality oem specific pads or the cheapest you could find?
Did you remove all rust from pad slides,slippers or caliper mounting bracket?
Did you lube the pad,sliding surfaces?
Did you flush and bleed all 4 calipers.
Did you remove all rust from face of caliper mounting surface. ( bearing flange/stud, face)
Torque wheels after cleaning mounting surface?

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