When the brakes are cold first thing in the morning have a tendency to squeal

2004 HONDA ACCORD
82,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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JOHN GRAY
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My 2004 honda accord 2.4, which has done 82000 miles. When the brakes are cold ie. first thing in the morning have a endency to squeal, after ause and afew miles later the behave well and there is no noise, had it checked by two differant mechanics who have both given the brakes a clean bill of health and there is nothing they can find wrong should i get them replaced any way or is there something else i can do to stop this noise, or not be worried and leave them as the mechanics have said.
Oct 12, 2008 at 7:18 AM
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Hello,

The noise is likely the pads being glazed.
Typically, pads can glaze due to experiencing high heat, which can be due to number of reasons.
This can happen over time just due to normal wear as well.

If you want to get rid of the noise you will have to replace the pads and resurface the rotors (given that they are within specification).

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-front-brake-pads-and-rotors-fwd

I have attached the replacement procedure and specifications below.

Please let me know of any questions.
Thank you.
Oct 21, 2021 at 7:23 AM