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anybody kno if this is good or bad?
Thursday, June 02, 2005 9:45 AM
last night i was in a parking lot tryin to find a space to park, and i was goin slow so i wouldn't miss a potentially good spot. so whenever i tapped the brakes ii would hear a whistling noise. anyboyd kno wat this could be? i have a '97 cavalier. Thanks




Re: anybody kno if this is good or bad?
Thursday, June 02, 2005 10:04 AM
Brake pads are my first guess. Was it more like a screeeeeccchhh!!! and does it do it all the time, or just that once?

Sam


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Re: anybody kno if this is good or bad?
Thursday, June 02, 2005 10:11 AM
wasnt really a screeh it was like a short whistle and then it was like it was an echo of the whistle over and over again. only happened when i was tryin to park, didnt happen when i was leaving or on my way home...



Re: anybody kno if this is good or bad?
Thursday, June 02, 2005 10:16 AM
I agree. It sounds like it could be the start of the wear indicators.

There's a piece of metal on the pads, and when the pads get low this piece of metal starts to hit the rotor. Which makes a sound when braking to let the driver know it's time to change them.
Re: anybody kno if this is good or bad?
Thursday, June 02, 2005 10:19 AM
but i've only had the car for a month, safetied and everything



Re: anybody kno if this is good or bad?
Thursday, June 02, 2005 10:58 AM
could be the ball joint in the wheel well........

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Re: anybody kno if this is good or bad?
Thursday, June 02, 2005 11:00 AM
p.s. any noise like that can't be a good thing... but not necisarilly a bad thing...

get it checked out..

I totally butchard the spellin gof necisarilly..

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Re: anybody kno if this is good or bad?
Thursday, June 02, 2005 11:38 AM
thanks guys u've been a big help



Re: anybody kno if this is good or bad?
Thursday, June 02, 2005 2:59 PM
the only thing that will do like a whistle is the brake pedal and it's NORMAL.



Gilles
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Re: anybody kno if this is good or bad?
Thursday, June 02, 2005 3:33 PM
its your back lifting mechanism on your reserve lock out dampener the o-ring on it gets worn then the bearing gets un lubricated and fails.




jk


could just be one of 'those sounds' not good not bad.


-Borsty
Re: anybody kno if this is good or bad?
Thursday, June 02, 2005 9:38 PM
Borsty wrote:its your back lifting mechanism on your reserve lock out dampener the o-ring on it gets worn then the bearing gets un lubricated and fails.


o yer kidding, thats not very nice lol esp. since i dont kno all the things u do





Re: anybody kno if this is good or bad?
Thursday, June 02, 2005 9:55 PM
Borsty wrote:its your back lifting mechanism on your reserve lock out dampener the o-ring on it gets worn then the bearing gets un lubricated and fails.




jk


could just be one of 'those sounds' not good not bad.


i was gonna say are you talking about




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Re: anybody kno if this is good or bad?
Monday, June 06, 2005 11:52 PM
my brake pedal produces a hissing sound (which can be like whistling ). This is caused by the pedal going down and air gushing into the chamber for the power brake.
There is actually a foam filter covering the hole where the pushrod from the brake pedal moves in and out of the power brake.
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