Brake hiss/noise?

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12-07-2011, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by infin8

I have the extended BMW warranty but no maintenance included. I took my 2007 530i to North Scottsdale BMW and complained about the squeaking coming from my front brakes. I told them it was no problem for me to pay out of pocket but that I just wanted the noise gone. After completing the other services I requested (oil change, replace diversity amplifier, flush/replace brake fluid), my SA told me that squeaky brakes are just a common problem with the e60, and there was nothing they could do. I asked if maybe the sensors needed to be replaced and he said they only replace the sensors when doing a complete brake job...pads & rotors. So because my brakes were replaced in April and are basically new, there is nothing they could do.

I've owned several U.S., Japanese, and European cars over the years and never had a problem with squeaky brakes that new rotors and pads didn't fix. I bought my E60 brand new - there's no way in hell I would have let a service tech tell me that becasue the brakes didn't squeak when I drove it out of the dealership - and if it was indeed true I wouldn't own a BMW ever again.

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12-07-2011, 01:05 PM

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Have you done this?

If so, please explain....and where exactly does the metal to metal contact exist on a brake caliper.

Last I remember handling a brake caliper all it did was sit in the carrier and push a piston against the brake pad.............

Oh yes lots of times. the piston pushes against the pad so there a point, the area where the pads slide, the area where the pads are snaped in, the tips of the anti chatter spring etc etc..