SeanO

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Haven't had a chance to pull the tire off and check it out yet but I have a squeak/ squeal coming from my front left brake.. I put on my 19" summer tires last week and this squeak is just popping up now.. any Preliminary things i should be looking for upon further inspection?! just wondering if its a shield or a spring pin or something small that someone else might have experienced.. Only happens during braking going forward.. reverse doesn't make the sound.. slow speeds i'll say probably 20mph and under.. it gets louder as i get close to a full stop.. no visible damage to the rotor.. any thoughts?

2008 is250 awd

Sorry just realized i put this in the general forum.. if someone can move it to suspension/ brakes that would be awesome

Gville350

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Check the inner pad for remaining pad material. When I purchased my 350 the outer driver side front brake pad had some life left on it, but the inner pad was toast and caused squealing at low speeds!

SeanO

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Will do! from what i can see the outer pad still has lots left on it.. will check the inner today.. such a weird noise to hear.. in all my cars i've ever owned i've never heard a noise like this haha it should be fairly evident

Gville350

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Also note that there are other 2IS owners complaining that it could just be the pads themselves squealing...even though they have plenty of meat left.

SeanO

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UPDATE: So i had my dad take my wheel off and check it out over the weekend while i was away for work.. I recently had some 19's installed by my local tire shop and the front left tire was not installed correctly.. there is a wire ring that holds a centering ring on the inside of the rim that wasn't placed correctly.. this resulted in centrifugal forces pushing the wire ring out and sandwiching it between the rotor and rim.. UNBELIEVABLE right?! i nearly **** a brick reading the emails my dad was sending me while i was out of province.. Taking it to the tire shop today where they will be replacing the rim.. what a **** OFF!

Gville350

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^Wow! Poor install right there; reason why I try to do all the work on my car myself.