Rear brake pad making contact with rotor
03-27-2009, 05:10 PM
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I began to drive my car this afternoon, and while I was backing up I hear this awful metal on metal noise. So, I pulled forward and heard it as well, noticing it was in sinc with my wheel rotation. I noticed that the brake pad on my rear left was in contact with the rotor.
What can cause it to suddenly do that? Any viable solutions?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
What can cause it to suddenly do that? Any viable solutions?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
03-27-2009, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by scottyt25' post='828669' date='Mar 27 2009, 09:10 PM
I began to drive my car this afternoon, and while I was backing up I hear this awful metal on metal noise. So, I pulled forward and heard it as well, noticing it was in sinc with my wheel rotation. I noticed that the brake pad on my rear left was in contact with the rotor.
What can cause it to suddenly do that? Any viable solutions?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
What can cause it to suddenly do that? Any viable solutions?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
03-27-2009, 07:28 PM
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I changed the brakes last summer so I've only put about 8K miles on them. That's what is puzzling...and it's just the one side. It's not making contact all the way around, just in one spot and it makes contact without the brake being depressed.
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Originally Posted by jrsamps' post='828780' date='Mar 27 2009, 08:15 PM
You beatin on that thing or what?
Now, now - that's a 'private' matter best left to discussion in PM's
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Originally Posted by scottyt25' post='828791' date='Mar 27 2009, 11:28 PM
I changed the brakes last summer so I've only put about 8K miles on them. That's what is puzzling...and it's just the one side. It's not making contact all the way around, just in one spot and it makes contact without the brake being depressed.
Bad caliper + warped rotor will cause what you describe.
Or bad e-brake cable (do these cars have cables?) + warped rotor.
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Originally Posted by advancedlogic' post='828817' date='Mar 27 2009, 10:51 PM
Now, now - that's a 'private' matter best left to discussion in PM's
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Originally Posted by exx1976' post='828819' date='Mar 27 2009, 10:53 PM
Bad caliper + warped rotor will cause what you describe.
Or bad e-brake cable (do these cars have cables?) + warped rotor.
Or bad e-brake cable (do these cars have cables?) + warped rotor.
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