2001 TT Brake Question

[barnes76]

I have a 2001 TT with 21,000 miles. It's completely stock and runs great. The only issue I have is that the front brakes make this high pitched intermittent squeal that varies with my speed. When I put some pressure on the brakes it goes away and then returns when my foot comes off the brakes.

I took it to the dealer for it's annual checkup and they said ithere was 80% remaining on the pads and rotors and what I was hearing was just brake dust. They wouldn't discuss it any further. The thing is the noise usually starts after I've been driving for a while and completely goes away when the brakes are applied. When I let up on the brakes the squealing comes back.

Has anyone else had this problem? How do I go about fixing it? It's very annoying and any help would be greatly appericated.

Thanks!

[KevinC]

That's not at all unusual. It's really just an annoyance, not a problem. Here's a few things to try to get rid of the noise: 1. Thoroughly was out the calipers. 2. Re-bed the pads with some hard stops on an empty highway. Try 6-10 progressively harder stops from high speed (70? 80? higher? ;) ) to low speed (40?). The final stops should be close to ABS braking. 3. Try some anti-squeal liners from Automotion: http://www.automotion.com/productpage.aspx...i-Squeal+Liners

Kevin

I have a 2001 TT with 21,000 miles. It's completely stock and runs great. The only issue I have is that the front brakes make this high pitched intermittent squeal that varies with my speed. When I put some pressure on the brakes it goes away and then returns when my foot comes off the brakes.

I took it to the dealer for it's annual checkup and they said ithere was 80% remaining on the pads and rotors and what I was hearing was just brake dust. They wouldn't discuss it any further. The thing is the noise usually starts after I've been driving for a while and completely goes away when the brakes are applied. When I let up on the brakes the squealing comes back.

Has anyone else had this problem? How do I go about fixing it? It's very annoying and any help would be greatly appericated.

Thanks!

[barnes76]

I will give it a try. Thanks for the advice!