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From: gvcormack@watmum.UUCP (Gordon V. Cormack)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Scirocco break problem
Message-ID: <297@watmum.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 20-Oct-85 08:22:03 EDT
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Posted: Sun Oct 20 08:22:03 1985
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> Hello Everyone!
>  
> 	Any Scirocco owners out there? I drive an 85 and like the
> car. There are, however, a couple of, shall we say, features, that
> have me confused.
> 	The breaks squeak. I've had the dealer check them out and he
> says that they're ok. I haven't noticed a problem stopping, just
> squeaking. I've also noticed that the front wheels get a lot
> dirtier than the rear wheels. The dealer says this is "break dust".
> 	 Please help. Am I being paranoid, or is something fishy?
> 
> Susan Micciche
> {rochester|rlgvax}!ccivax!susan

I would have those breaks welded right away.  Look what happened when
Japan Air Lines ignored a few breaks in the rear pressure wall of
a 747.  The squeaking is probably caused by the components adjacent
to the break rubbing together.