I'll give it a try. Thanks.

"SoCalMike" <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote
> "Caliban" <caliban27@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:JXSVa.27678$Mc.2169970@newsread1.prod.itd.ear thlink.net...
> > 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.