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      11-30-2012, 01:31 AM   #8
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Drives: F20 125i MS, F48 XD25i
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Originally Posted by dreamweaver View Post
Was having a look round the car today and never noticed but the rear tyres looked smaller than the front ones, upon closer inspection the rears are a smaller size, is this how it should be?.

4 Weeks old today and I have a brake squele at low speed when stopping, she sounds like a dust cart,.


Rears should 245 35 and fronts 225 35/40 depending on brand
It is possible that the car came with freight wheels fitted and your dealer's tyre fitter mixed them up before delivery. They need to be swapped as it will change the tracking on the car and effect the handling
Whilst there, get them to look at your hand brake adjustment.
The Brake noise is probably due to the hand brake pads (seperate from the disc pads) slightly rubbing whilst they seat in.

If you cannot stand the noise
You can fix it by driving your car slowly for a few hundred metres.
With the hand brake engauged to the take up point (nearly stopping the car) You simply drive along and release/pull on and off for a about 10 seconds at a time for a minute or two (this will 'seat' the pads). When you have released it and the noise disappears it should be OK from then on. If this does not fix it, take the car back to your dealer.
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