SantaCruz163 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I noticed a grinding noise which sounded like it was coming from the passanger front wheel when I hit my brakes. I figured it was brakes because it sounded exactly like worn out brakes. So, I replaced the rotors and pads on the front. Upon removal of the old stuff I still had a decent amount of material still left on the pads. The bearings/races looked fine; I repacked them with grease. Rotors spun fine with no binding, etc. I have all new pads and rotors up front but when I really hit the brakes, it sounds like metal is grinding still. I checked the backing plates before putting the new hardware on and they both checked out fine with plenty of clearance. The grinding seems to only happen when I really lay on my brakes. I'm going to replace everything in the rear in a few weeks. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xkrewx Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 (edited) is it wet out where you are? ....cause if it is, the sound you are hearing might be your brakes locking then unlocking so you dont slide out of control (ABS).... ABS is put on most new cars because people were dying due to the fact that they weren't pumping their breaks like they teach you in drivers ed.... so the car companies invented something that does it for you and it sounds like a grinding noise but its really just doing its job Edited March 6, 2007 by xkrewx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denisb Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Yeah I was thinking ABS also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NismoSkyZ Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Take out your ABS fuse and see if the griding is still happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogdor Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 My dads 98 pathy does that same thing, only when braking hard, but not all the time, he has all new rotors and pads aswell. The grinding that I am hearing is not the ABS it's more of metal on metal, but he has all new stuff up front. If you have a shim between the pad and caliper I would see if that might be coming loose, and rubbing on the rotor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_stryker Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 my first thought was rotor dust shield...i bend mine all the time and its annoying as heck just gotta bend em back the other way i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billadams Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Mine had the exact same problem last week, the old pads had 80-90 percent material left on them, no mater how much i cleaned them, and checked everything, it still had the grinding noise. In the end i replaced the pads on the front as a last resort and that fixed the problem. Maybe try that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantaCruz163 Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 Mine had the exact same problem last week, the old pads had 80-90 percent material left on them, no mater how much i cleaned them, and checked everything, it still had the grinding noise.In the end i replaced the pads on the front as a last resort and that fixed the problem. Maybe try that.... If you read my post you would see that I did replace the pads. :secret: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantaCruz163 Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 I'll try pulling the ABS fuse, but it doesn't sound like the ABS (I've heard that 'grinding' before and this isn't it). I guess I will do the rear brakes and pull the shim between the caliper & pad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billadams Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 DOH !!! -thnkboutit- Next time ill read the posts when im not half asleep...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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