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Odd sound from brakes

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I’ve got an Octavia VRS iV estate which is just coming up to two months old. Since new it’s made an odd sound on braking. I can’t quite put my finger on it. More often that not, when braking from anything above say 30mph, the car makes a brief mechanical squeak. It doesn’t sound like the it comes from the pedal or from the discs rubbing and it lasts only a second. It doesn’t seem to affect the braking at all. Just wondering if anyone else's does this or if I should have it looked at? Thanks.

All brake pads require a little clearance to get in and out of the calipers; I speculate that you're hearing a very dry pad take that clearance up. At the next service I'd get the pads out and get a little suitable lubricant on the back of the pads and their ears. Mintex Ceratec is one type. Getting the pads out will also let you see if anything else is going on - sticky slider pins, trapped stones... the list goes on.

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