SCOOBAY

phoned subaru customer services on wednesday to complain about persistent front brake squeal when reversing.dealer was not bothering or comunicating about fault,so felt it necessary to contact cust.services. helpful chap there informed me that a modification kit,consisting of shims basically,should eradicate the fault.to my surprise this mod. has been out since 2002!!!! why didn,t the dealer know about this??? surely they must get bulletins about upgrades/mods.anyway,customer services were going to inform dealer about this mod & hopefully i,ll get it sorted. if anyone else has brake squeal fault,get onto your dealer & kick ***!!!!!

Del

forest172

yep, i`ve got the squeal here and it`s going in for it`s 10,000 service soon, cheers SCOOBAY

Echo

My missis once suggested that I apply oil on to the brakes to stop the squealing!

:-)

Mike

Steve PPP

Sorry to dissillusion you guys, but I had the shim kit fitted last year and it made no difference! (STi7)

At least my dealer (Holdcrofts) khew all about it and suggested it to me. Top marks to Mark Green service manager again.

Steve Wardle

Scoobsti

My STI7 brakes squeal something rotten when I use them in slow moving traffic. Can anyone tell me if this is a warranty issue or do you have to pay for the mod ?

Scoobsti

DR Motorsport

I had the same problem with the brakes on my STi 7, only when reversing.
Upgraded the pads to Mintex 1155 last Summer, and they've never done it again.

David

SiDHEaD

Is it the fronts or rears that cause it? I have an MY00 with the problem!!

Andy

RT

Its my guess that the shims only stop the "knocking" sound when the pads re-sit when you reverse. Almost all big brakes squeal when used lightly, situation worsens with aftermarket pads. My pagids and now Project-Miu pads on the STI7 Brembos sound like a truck when stopping slowly. When used a bit harder they are noiseless.

I have learnt to live with it. I guess low noise is not a deisgn factor of high priority.

T5NYW

iTrader: (4)

The 'Squeal' on the Brembo's is not just confinded to fronts IMHO I do get some squeal at low speeds but mainly in reverse

Tony

bartmanuk

i had the complete opposite with the mintex 1155's,they squealed and grinded from new,changed them a couple of weeks ago for ferodo ds2500's and aint heard a peep out of them....

BM