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Brakes making wierd noise 850 1995

posted by  smithy on  Thu May 16 05:41 CST 2002
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Hello,

My front brakes are making a low-pitched, non-metallic growling sound just before the car stops. It's like the rotors are glazed or something. The PBR pads are good and the Balo rotors only a year old.

Any help greatly appreciated.

-Chris
'95 855t








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    Brakes making wierd noise 850 1995

    posted by  someone claiming to be John H. on  Thu May 16 08:47 CST 2002 [RELATED]

    I noticed that you are running Balo Rotors and I'm looking at getting a pair of those for my 850. I was wondering what type of experiences you have had with them? Have they lasted more than 15,000 miles? Are they any good?








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      Brakes making wierd noise 850 1995

      posted by  smithy on  Thu May 16 09:25 CST 2002
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      Yeah, I saw your post John, but I don't know if I can give you a scientific answer. I've had the Balo (front) rotors for about a year. They're now (18,000 miles later) barely starting to feel like they're warping. But it could be caused by uneven tightening of the lugs. Thus I can't say it's the rotor's fault. They were the plain, non-drilled, vented type. I got them from germanautoparts.com I believe. Around $45 each. I'm going with OEM Volvo rotors and pads next time and I'll use a torque wrench on the lug nuts to see how that works out.

      -Chris '95 855t







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