Noises from the rear of my car!
04-08-2006, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by xviper,Apr 8 2006, 12:22 PM
Your pads may be getting thin and it's your "worn pad" indicator beginning to squeal. Have the brake pads inspected and measure the remaining thickness. If this is it, there is not immediate rush unless you are planning to track the car. As the pads get even thinner, the squealing will become more constant and much louder.
Thanks xviper and Race Miata and all the others that helped in this thread!!! Glad to have found the problem
04-08-2006, 02:06 PM
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New finding....
My rear brake pads actaully have plenty of life left. But I'm pretty sure the noise is coming from the brakes because when I hit the brakes the noise goes away, what can it be?
My rear brake pads actaully have plenty of life left. But I'm pretty sure the noise is coming from the brakes because when I hit the brakes the noise goes away, what can it be?
04-08-2006, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by kayvan_pour,Apr 8 2006, 02:06 PM
New finding....
My rear brake pads actaully have plenty of life left. But I'm pretty sure the noise is coming from the brakes because when I hit the brakes the noise goes away, what can it be?
My rear brake pads actaully have plenty of life left. But I'm pretty sure the noise is coming from the brakes because when I hit the brakes the noise goes away, what can it be?
04-08-2006, 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by kayvan_pour,Apr 8 2006, 03:06 PM
New finding....
My rear brake pads actaully have plenty of life left. But I'm pretty sure the noise is coming from the brakes because when I hit the brakes the noise goes away, what can it be?
My rear brake pads actaully have plenty of life left. But I'm pretty sure the noise is coming from the brakes because when I hit the brakes the noise goes away, what can it be?
04-18-2006, 04:22 PM
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NEED HELP
The problem seems to be getting worse. It's louder and more annoying. I'm still pretty confident its the brakes though, because the noise goes away when I apply the brakes...
Could this be cause by damaged rotors? The back left rotors look ok but there seems to be a small imperfection in them, so I dont know.
Also, besides the chirping noise there is another noise at under 5 miles per hour when the brakes being applied, kind of a grinding noise.
Help please!
The problem seems to be getting worse. It's louder and more annoying. I'm still pretty confident its the brakes though, because the noise goes away when I apply the brakes...
Could this be cause by damaged rotors? The back left rotors look ok but there seems to be a small imperfection in them, so I dont know.
Also, besides the chirping noise there is another noise at under 5 miles per hour when the brakes being applied, kind of a grinding noise.
Help please!
04-18-2006, 04:40 PM
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How did you determine that your pads have "plenty of life" left? What is this "small imperfection" you see. If you are going to tell us something like this, you have to describe it.
For all we know, you may simply just have some foreign matter stuck in the pad that's making the noise. It's hard for us to tell. It can also simply be normal brake noise when you brake. I mean, when you apply the brakes, the pads rub up against the rotor. To say you hear this grinding sound when using your brakes below 5 mph may mean nothing but something perfectly normal.
After all this time, you need to stop asking a bunch of people on the internet who can't hear what you hear or see what you see. It's time to take it to a brake shop and have it checked out if you are indeed worried about it.
For all we know, you may simply just have some foreign matter stuck in the pad that's making the noise. It's hard for us to tell. It can also simply be normal brake noise when you brake. I mean, when you apply the brakes, the pads rub up against the rotor. To say you hear this grinding sound when using your brakes below 5 mph may mean nothing but something perfectly normal.
After all this time, you need to stop asking a bunch of people on the internet who can't hear what you hear or see what you see. It's time to take it to a brake shop and have it checked out if you are indeed worried about it.
04-18-2006, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by xviper,Apr 18 2006, 04:40 PM
How did you determine that your pads have "plenty of life" left? What is this "small imperfection" you see. If you are going to tell us something like this, you have to describe it.
For all we know, you may simply just have some foreign matter stuck in the pad that's making the noise. It's hard for us to tell. It can also simply be normal brake noise when you brake. I mean, when you apply the brakes, the pads rub up against the rotor. To say you hear this grinding sound when using your brakes below 5 mph may mean nothing but something perfectly normal.
After all this time, you need to stop asking a bunch of people on the internet who can't hear what you hear or see what you see. It's time to take it to a brake shop and have it checked out if you are indeed worried about it.
For all we know, you may simply just have some foreign matter stuck in the pad that's making the noise. It's hard for us to tell. It can also simply be normal brake noise when you brake. I mean, when you apply the brakes, the pads rub up against the rotor. To say you hear this grinding sound when using your brakes below 5 mph may mean nothing but something perfectly normal.
After all this time, you need to stop asking a bunch of people on the internet who can't hear what you hear or see what you see. It's time to take it to a brake shop and have it checked out if you are indeed worried about it.
