Ford Festiva Screaching? BRAKE?

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Stephen - 03 Sep 2006 20:33 GMT

Festiva screaching?
I have a 1993 Ford Festiva. Everyday when I leave to go to work, at
the first 2 stop signs there is a screaching sound when I use the brakes.
Then there isn't any noise after that until I come home. But not as much as
the morning. Sometime when I stop at the store there is a liitle screach
when I apply brake first time. I had brakes checked at Midas and they
couldn't find anything wrong.
ANY IDEAS???

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John P. - 03 Sep 2006 21:36 GMT

> Festiva screaching?
> I have a 1993 Ford Festiva. Everyday when I leave to go to work, at
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> couldn't find anything wrong.
> ANY IDEAS???

Are the brakes new? What kind of brakes? I have semi-metallic brakes
that inherintly squeal at all stops (I guess that the price to pay, for
long lasting brakes) and this is normal. Maybe your brakes just need
to be warmed up, from sitting all night...to get the settled residue
off the pads and rotors. In the morning right when you start the car,
make a few moderate full stops. Then when you get to your stop signs
the sqealing should be gone but if you have semi, or full metallic
brakes then in that case you will have squealing ALL THE TIME! and as
bad as your brakes sounds its all normal.

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