![]() Question: I had my tires rotated and now my one rotor is warped. It sounds like you may have a small pebble lodged in-between them. I live on a dirt and mud driveway.Īnswer: I recommend finding out which wheel is making the noise then taking off that wheel and inspecting the area between the rotor and rotor backing plate. I'm thinking that the brakes must be dragging against something. What could that be? It's not a metal noise. Question: I hear a dragging sound when I brake. What do I need to do to remedy this and stop the thumping?Īnswer: The Thumping noise can be cured by having the rotors resurfaced or replaced. Question: I hear a thumping noise from my vehicle's brakes in the morning and also noticed the rust. I recommend having the brakes checked ASAP if you just started hearing this nose. What could it be?Īnswer: There are a lot of things that can cause a clunking noise when releasing the brakes like pad shift, loose or worn suspension parts, loose or worn caliper holders, etc. Question: I hear a loud clunking noise when I release my brakes. ![]() It should be very simple to find the source of this noise. Something is touching the rotor, and your mechanic cannot find it. Or the anti-rattle clip could be off center and touching the rotor. What could be the issue here?Īnswer: The rotor backing plate is probably bent, and is touching the rotor. The mechanic has checked the wheel bearing and the pads, but can't find the problem. The noise can be heard when the car starts moving, and when in a traffic jam, when the car moves very slowly. The problem I have now is that there is a grinding noise from the rear left wheel only. Question: I am driving a Toyota Camry, and recently I replaced the brake pads. I don't think it is anything to be concerned about, but it can be annoying. Give up on this remedy and try something else.Īnswer: Some brake pads are made with semi-metallic brake material, what this means is some brake pads have small bits of metal in the brake pad itself, and when this touches the rotor it will sometimes cause a slight squeak, mostly when moving slow or when coming to a stop. If the noise has not changed, you may have a different thumping noise than what I have described here in this article. After this, drive the car at normal speeds and use the brakes the way you normally would.Do this three to five times while keeping a steady speed, and the noise should disappear or at least be 90% gone. Only hold the emergency brake on for about three seconds because you don’t want to overheat the drums.Lightly pull up on the emergency brake handle while holding the release button this is so the emergency brake handle won’t lock in the braking position, and you can release it quickly.Drive your car in a remote area with little or no traffic at a speed of about 40 miles an hour.For safety reasons, only try this on cars that have an emergency brake handle in the center console emergency brakes that come up out of the floor can’t be set and released quickly enough. How this works is that you get your rear brakes to do 100% of the braking for a few seconds at a time instead of their usual 30%, and this causes the brake shoes to polish the grooves out of the drum. If you've been driving and braking despite the grinding noise for a while, expect to replace your rotors and maybe some other parts as well. If you replace your pads on time, you can often keep your rotors. You are supposed to replace the pads so they don’t grind your rotors down to a tissue. If you're lucky, you'll just need to have your brake pads replaced. ![]() The cost of the tow will be worth it in the long run. If your brakes are grinding, stop driving and call a tow truck. And when you get the bill for your brake job, you just might need CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation)! Think of the grinding noise as a little voice in your ear whispering, ”You’re killing me!” Mechanics have an acronym for this, it’s called CPR (calipers, pads, and rotors). If you don’t, and your brakes get to the point of grinding, just imagine dollar signs rising into the air every time you step on the brake pedal, even just a little. Eventually, they get used up, and you have to spend a little money to replace them.
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