<VV> Re: squeak without wheel covers

[djtcz at comcast.net]

A few times a good brake clean out to remove all the dust has reduced squeak-while-braking on disk and drum cars.  Something on My wifes 100,000 mile Mazda MPV rear drums squeak as the drums slide outward while the brake pedal is being depressed.  Nowadays wet cleaning is recommended to hold down the dust.  Cleaning offers a Good chance to clean, smooth, and lube those little contact pads on the backing plates where the shoes touch, and be sure the hold down hardware is all there.

Here is a picture of too much brake lube, in my opinion.
http://hondatuningmagazine.com/tech/0404ht_drum16_z.jpg

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Date: Sun, 28 May 2006 17:21:57 -0400
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Subject: Re: <VV> What's squeaking?
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Well I hate to dissapoint those of you betting on the wheel cover as the squeak 
cause but I went for a lovely investigative drive this morning without the wheel 
covers (how embarassing) and the squeak is still there.  It's intermittant 
though.  I drove for a long time with no squeak and then when I was slowly 
cruising through Yorktown, I could hear a faint squeaking.  I then went to an 
empty lot to run circles to see if it was directional to try and implicate the 
bearings.  Well wouldn't you know it, no squeak - until I had almost left the 
parking lot and then it came back.  "squeak, squeak, squeak".  Not loud but 
noticable.  I'm still betting brakes (shoes are tight to the drum) or maybe the 
bearings (but no typical roaring noise ever).  I'm done diagnosing for now, I'll 
just let it go until it becomes obvious what it is.  I may replace the u-joints 
at some point just to eliminate them from consideration because they're cheap 
and easy but I really don't think it's them.  If 
 I EVER figure it out, I'll let you guys know.

mike