1997 Hyundai Excel squeaking brakes

MATSALLEH69

MEMBER
1997 HYUNDAI EXCEL
4 CYL
2WD
MANUAL
120,000 MILES

Brakes will squeak if car was not driven say after 5 hrs or overnight. The noise will disappear after braking a few times. Could it be contaminants? Can it be clean(spray) with "brakeclean"? Can I spray onto the pads?

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 AT 7:49 PM

1 Reply

MHPAUTOS

MECHANIC
31,938 POSTS

HI there,

This squeal is usually due to glazing of the pads or hot spotting of the rotors, if the pads are well down replace them and get the rotors skimmed, if the pads are fairly new, rough up the surface with some coarse Emmery paper to help remove the build up of resin, use a mask and safety glasses when doing this.

Mark (mhpautos)