Brake squeal when not engaged?

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Jan 2, 2020 | 5:43 PM

Macneill

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Brake squeal when not engaged?

Hi all,
Was driving home with the windows down sometime ago, and noticed a peculiar issue: When my brakes are NOT engaged (pedal not depressed), there's a squealing noise a lot like the wear indicators, but it goes away when I press the brakes (on drivers rear side only). The noise is still there after I have replaced the front and back brakes, calipers, rotors, emergency plate and rear axle bearings

Last edited by Macneill; Jan 2, 2020 at 5:55 PM. Reason: vehicle

Jan 2, 2020 | 5:56 PM

Macneill

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Sorry, This is on a 2003 Trailblazer

Jan 5, 2020 | 5:58 PM

mountainmanjoe

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jack it up. spin the wheels. pinpoint the source

Jan 5, 2020 | 6:16 PM

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"there's a squealing noise a lot like the wear indicators, but it goes away when I press the brakes (on drivers rear side only)." Means you need to replace pads.