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11-04-2008, 01:23 PM
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Ride: VT Executive 98
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Queensland, AUS
Posts: 40
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Brake problem
Hey guys, i have a vt executive, and when i put the brakes on it sounds like a aeroplane, sorta a airry sound, hard to explain but if anyone knows what im talking about please give advice.
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11-04-2008, 02:16 PM
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SuPaFlY -LiV3 Surviv3 Di3
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Ride: VX CoMmOdOrE S2
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Oz
Posts: 168
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ahh high pitch grinding noise? like squeeky ? its normal. Might have stuffed brake pads or rotors, or the compound on the brakes is making the noise which is normal.
I have fairly newish brakes and rotors and still make squeeky noise, u can hear the brakes before u even see my car coming haha.
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11-04-2008, 03:55 PM
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Ride: VT Executive 98
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Queensland, AUS
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Nah its not squeeky, it's like a airry noise and my brake petal isnt very firm, mite have something to do with it? i got no clue lol
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11-04-2008, 04:18 PM
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Ride: VXSIIV8berlina
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: valley of death
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your outta brake's ,digging channel's in the rotor's.
replace pad's asap.
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11-04-2008, 06:23 PM
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Ride: VL 5.0
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 23
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your caliper might be seized as well check that the sliders arnt stuck take em out clen em and re grease them if they are stuck
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11-04-2008, 06:44 PM
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Ride: VY SII HBD Calais L67
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 429
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Do the brakes feel like they are still working properly?
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16-04-2008, 08:56 PM
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Ride: N/A
Join Date: Apr 2008
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Abs ?
Hey this is a little off topic but does any one know how to tell if my 97 VT executive has ABS. I have to change the FL wheel hub and need to know if my car is fitted with ABS.
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21-04-2008, 04:41 PM
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Ride: VXSIIV8berlina
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: valley of death
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Beet
Hey this is a little off topic but does any one know how to tell if my 97 VT executive has ABS. I have to change the FL wheel hub and need to know if my car is fitted with ABS.
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yes it does have abs
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21-04-2008, 05:51 PM
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Ride: WH II Caprice, 5.7
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Eschol Park, Sydney
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Look in you engine bay on the drivers side, near the brake master cylinder, if there is a squarish thing with about 6 thin metal pipes coming out of it, then you have ABS.
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21-04-2008, 10:54 PM
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Ride: MY08 Outlander XLS
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Bunbury, WA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by burnz
yes it does have abs
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Not all VT's have ABS, it was standard on Calais and Berlina, but exec's was only an option.
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Wholesaler of exhaust, suspension and brakes.
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23-04-2008, 03:49 PM
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You don't need 8 for fun
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Ride: VT Commodore V6 S1
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Golden Bay, WA
Posts: 174
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The EASIEST way to tell if you have ABS, which my 98 VT executive doesn't, is to open the Fues box in the engine box. Under the lid is a diagram of each fuse/relay. There should be a big fuse/relay labeled ABS on the picture, if it's missing from the bay then you don't have ABS. If it's there then you can test it works by going 60kms/h and then slamming on the brakes and try to lock it up. It should give you a pumping shudder.
An aircraft noise coming from brakes does usually mean it's metal on metal. Sounds like an aircraft cooling down/braking when landing? 
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