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Anyone know the torque specs in lb/ft for the Brake Caliper Bolts and the Wheel Lug Nuts?

That what it sounds like when the adjuster pins start to get sticky and aren't releasing completely. You can take it apart and check to see if the lube on the pins has dried up. Just clean them up and relube with some good synthetic brake lube. You will check the receiving side of the pins and make sure they are clean as well. Then, if your pads and rotors need to be replaced you will obviously need to do that work too.

Only do one side at a time, so you can use the other as a reference of how to put the other side back together.

 

Using the internet is a good option, but checking out the OEM parts break downs will help you to understand how the part goes back together.

 

Vehicle brakes is where most people get to the turning point of wrenching on your cars yourself or not. Go for it, we got your back. Always ask questions before breaking anything, but breaking things and having to come up with a way out of a jam is where you actually get good at wrenching, but not breaking things is still the goal and patience is key.

 

Any pulsing with the break pedal as you come to a stop or at high speed breaking?

 

Yep, I actually do notice a sort of pulsing, normally when braking at high speeds. I'm gonna take the wheel off tomorrow and have a look, I have to do an oil change soon anyway, (decided I'm gonna start doing those myself) if it comes down to it, I'll do the front brakes along with it. Was pricing it out, I can do front AND rear brakes (only doing front for now though) including the stuff needed for an oil change, for probably half of what it would probably cost to get just the front brakes done at a shop. The savings alone is enough for me to want to start doing this stuff myself.

The best way is to remove the wheel and look at the pads. Depending on what type of wheel you have, you might be able to see with the wheel still on.

If you are comfortable doing that, I would highly recommend that you consider changing the pads yourself. It's just a couple more bolts are you can save yourself a couple hundred bucks.

 

The squeak also seems to change pitch when I turn the wheel

The best way is to remove the wheel and look at the pads. Depending on what type of wheel you have, you might be able to see with the wheel still on.

If you are comfortable doing that, I would highly recommend that you consider changing the pads yourself. It's just a couple more bolts are you can save yourself a couple hundred bucks.

 

Yeah I was gonna attempt the repair myself. I'm 19 and this is my first car, so I'm pretty new at this. Only other repair I've done is spark plugs on this car. I've seen some YouTube videos and it seems pretty straightforward, if I take off the wheel, what exactly am I looking for on the pads? Also does that squeak noise sound like the brakes to you? It seems to stop when I press the brake than start again when I let off. I also don't hear it all the time, only occasionally. But logic tells me it'll only get worse, so I'd rather nip it now

When I'm driving, I hear this squeaking noise coming from the front end. But when I press the brake, it stops? This sound like worn out pads? Also, what's the best way to find out for sure before replacing them

If I use the padels to downshift when at a speed that would cause the engine to over rev, a noise will sound. Could be that.

 

Yep that was my thought. Just recreated it on my drive home tonight in the exact same situation. Gonna add that to my list of things not to do...

My wife has a 2017 Outback 2.5 and that car is always beeping different tones at random times from the dash and no warning lights come on when it beeps. I have never seen any other car that beeps as much as her Outback does. It does get annoying after a while and she wont let me shut off any of the safety features.

 

Hmm, the sound I heard sounds like some type of safety or warning feature, just one I've never heard before in the year and a half I've owned the car. The fact that it was in 3rd when I gunned it and the RPMs got up to about 5500, I think it was something telling me like, "Hey, look at what you're doing and correct it!" I tried recreating it but couldn't. So I honestly have no clue. I don't believe there's anything wrong with the car, but it just sparked my curiosity. And the fact no one else on the internet has seemed to report this, it makes it even weirder

When you say "boob, boob" that sounds like the door lock/unlock signal to me.

 

Nope, lower pitched and different sound. Also I don't believe the car would make that sound in motion

Welcome to the forum!

 

What kind of noise was the "boop boop" and how loud? Like a warning noise from the dash possibly? Possible drive belt slipping noise under load?

 

Beep Boop noises are really difficult to diagnose in person let alone on the internet.

 

Hmm, it didn't sound like anything mechanical, it sounded like it was electronic. Like some type of warning noise from the dash. Wasn't ear piercing, but it wasn't soft either... I tried to recreate it but couldn't.

Driving home tonight, trying to get on the highway, someone was coming so I yielded, came to nearly a stop, then quickly punched it as soon as that guy went by, shifted down one with my paddle shifter from 4th to 3rd to accelerate quicker, and all of a sudden when I hit the gas hard, I heard this quick electronic sounding, "boop boop" coming from dash area, no lights on dash flashed, nothing else happened just that sound. Any ideas what that was? Searched everywhere can't seem to find anything on it...