r/u_SpaceOddysey2001

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eGolf wheel squeak, squeak, squeak... So annoying!

I used to do repeated hard braking at slow speeds to try to clear out that sound which tends to happen only on cool/cold mornings. But it kept happening and getting worse until I took it to a mechanic to change the pads with some Bosch ceramic pads I found on Amazon that were reviewed to be quiet. He saw deep grooves on the rotors and recommended changing those as well, so I did (new front pads and rotors).

A few months later the squeak started occasionally showing up and has been getting progressively worse. I took it to the mechanic and he showed me the machining lines that would disappear when new brakes/rotors are broken in were still there as if they're brand new.

I wish VW let the Neutral setting disable regen but it doesn't. I don't want to revert to doing the hard breaking to override regen because I worry that could be damaging my rotors. The mechanic told me these cars often tend to get small pebbles stuck between the pad and rotors and so speculated that one might have gone in there.

Has anybody found a way to safely override regen or is this just an annoyance that can't be gotten past?

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u/SpaceOddysey2001 — 12 days ago