"Caliban" <caliban27@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Thanks for sharing your experience.
>
> My inspection of the (front) pads only turned up that there is plenty of
pad
> left (over a quarter inch, about what I expected). These pads are
Raybestos
> and have a lifetime warranty. (The cost of the pads last year was $42.47.
> People here suggested these among other more expensive pads, so I bought
and
> installed them then.)
>
> I am baffled. My brakes squeak only after driving awhile and then
> intermittently and unpredictably. Even on long, fairly steep downhills
where
> I am now, tapping the brakes (I downshift for serious braking) doesn't
> always yield any squealing.
>
> I am getting four new tires soon and will review the situation then, if
not
> sooner.

maybe brake dust building up? try going to a DIY carwash, and spraying the
wheels with a pressure gun. see if/how long the noise goes away.