[Vwdiesel] brake problem

[Bryan K. Walton]

On Tue, Jun 05, 2007 at 08:57:46AM -0500, Bryan K. Walton wrote:

> On the drive into work this morning I discovered that
> when applying the brakes, I get a grinding/whirring noise from the front
> left wheel (the same set of brakes I was working on last night).
> 
> Now I'm almost positive that I put the pads on the same way they were
> when I started (and I'll confirm this tonight).  Assuming that isn't
> the problem, I'm trying to figure out what else could be wrong.

Continuing to do some research into this issue.  For the record, I
believe my pads and rotor are good.  (They were new just 14000 miles
ago.) Also, the pads are pretty thick.  I didn't measure them last
night, but I would guess they are at almost 1/2 inch thick (from
memory).

So, assuming that I didn't make some really absent-minded mistake
mistake such as putting the pads on with the pad facing out, rather than
in toward the rotor, it seems to me that the culprit most likely is the
lack of brake pad grease.  With the addition of the anti-rattle springs,
pads are a little tighter fitting.  I'm guessing that the pads might be
screeching as they travel back and forth now.  Is that a possibility?

-Bryan