{"id":12489,"date":"2020-01-16T11:39:27","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T16:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techlink.mynetworkcontent.com\/?p=12489"},"modified":"2020-01-16T11:39:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T16:39:27","slug":"front-brake-squeal-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/?p=12489","title":{"rendered":"Front Brake Squeal Sound"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some 2020 XT4 models may have a brake squeal sound at low speeds. (Fig. 17) The front brake pads on some models may be susceptible to producing brake squeal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12481\" src=\"https:\/\/techlink.mynetworkcontent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/F17-brake-pad-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/F17-brake-pad-1.png 740w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/F17-brake-pad-1-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/F17-brake-pad-1-85x55.png 85w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/F17-brake-pad-1-200x130.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><strong>Fig. 17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Confirm the brake squeal is coming from the front brake pads. If verified, replace the front brake pads (Fig. 18) with a new design brake pad. Refer to Front Disc Brake Pads Replacement in the appropriate Service Information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12482\" src=\"https:\/\/techlink.mynetworkcontent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/F18-brake-pad-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/F18-brake-pad-2.png 740w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/F18-brake-pad-2-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/F18-brake-pad-2-85x55.png 85w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/F18-brake-pad-2-200x130.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><strong>Fig. 18<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIP:<\/strong> Disconnect the battery to prevent the brake master cylinder from pressurizing the hydraulic system during its automated self-diagnostic tests that can occur when a door is opened or the key transmitter is activated.<\/p>\n<p>The disc brake pads are adhered to the caliper piston using an adhesive patch and must be separated. Do not insert a pry tool through the bridge window to pry against the piston face, which can damage the brake caliper piston. Loosen the inner brake pad by twisting a screwdriver between the inner brake pad and the brake caliper. Do not allow the screwdriver to touch the brake caliper guide pin seal.<\/p>\n<p>Refer to Bulletin #20-NA-002 for additional information and part numbers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Thanks to Calvin Kohring<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some 2020 XT4 models may have a brake squeal sound at low speeds. (Fig. 17) The front brake pads on some models may be susceptible to producing brake squeal. &nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12489"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12490,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12489\/revisions\/12490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}