Squealing and rubbing noise while turning after replacing ..

The caliper is hard mounted to the knuckle assembly so there are no slider
pins. The Powerslot rotor might have worked if the caliper was a sliding
type since it could have adjusted itself side to side.

I had the rotors on my 6mt resurfaced off the car, and replaced the pads
with another brand. The cheaper pads don't have the same initial bite as the
stock Brembos but they work very well for the money, quiet, smooth and
nowhere near as much dusting. Honda recommend doing the rotors on-car but I
was quoted 30/per rotor and to have them lathed off car was 10$/rotor.

The TL with a 6 speed is sometimes incorrectly called a Type S since it has
the manual tranny. Canadian versions called the "Dynamic package" are even
more of a Type S since they only came with Potenza RE030 summer tires and
thankfully not the terrible Turanza all-seasons.

Changing the pads does not require the caliper be removed. Just pop the 2
pins and wiggle the pads out. You'll need to push the pistons in to be able
to insert new pads so check the master cylinder does not overflow.



"motsco_" wrote in message

> Nashbk wrote:
> > All acura experts,
> >
> > I recently had my rotors on my 2004 Acura TL (6 speed manual) replaced
> > by a friend of mine. I have the Brembo brake calipers in the front. We
> > purchased the Powerslot premium rotors to replace my old plain one and
> > installed it. But since my brake pads had aroung 90% left(practically
> > new), we did not replace it.
> >
> > As per instructions we took the car out on a spin for the first time
> > with the new rotor. Since the rotors were slotted, they were
> > noisy(like a train) but the noise went away after we tried to break-in
> > the rotor several times. But, I can hear a rubbing noise on the left
> > side when I turn left and a squealy noise on the right when I turn
> > right from the front wheels and this is driving me nuts. I dont hear
> > any noise when the car is moving straight.
> >
> > My brakes are not covered under factory warranty( thats why we decided
> > to do it ourselves). I want to get rid of the noise. Can anybody help
> > me by pointing the right way to diagnose and rectify the problem?
> > Please...
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Nash
> >
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>
> You may have forgotten to check and _lubricate_ the slider pins that
> allow the caliper to 'float' as the pads slowly wear down. See all the
> helpful stuff about brakes at www.tegger.com
>
> 'Curly'