Noise in brakes

Jayla wrote:
 > First of all thank you all for your information on the possessed car.

 >
 >
 > One thing I forgot to mention is that there is also a noise in
brakes,
 > at least I think it's the brakes, it happens mostly when you slow
 > down. It's kind of a squealing noise. We changed the brake pads
and
 > checked the rotors and they are fine. We checked those little metal
 > tabs on the brake shoes and bent them back some. Can't think of
 > anything else to look at. Any ideas?
 >
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I'm wondering about anti-rattle clips and brake pad dampening material.
Also, it's not a great idea to bend the wear indicator back so it won't
function. How do you know the rotors are fine? Maybe there are hard
spots. Maybe the shoes are not aggressive enough to bite into them. And
if the problem happens "mostly when you slow down", but at other times
too, perhaps there is something else wrong. But I think you are on the
right track by going over the brakes and doing a little better job.
Pads alone does not constitute a complete brake job.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->