Rear Brake Noise

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Re: Rear Brake Noise

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Soooooo, bearing in mind that the back brakes have never been off so they're 7 years and 59000 miles old, the pads on the rear right have plenty of meat on them and are wearing evenly... (look at the state of the retaining pins though :shock: )
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The left ones aren't wearing so evenly, but there's a bit of life left in them (the spring obscures part of the friction material so the outer pad isn't as bad as it looks).
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But I reckon this is the cause of that noise.....
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There's a noticably rougher patch on the left hand disc, and when you run your finger over it you can feel that it's raised slightly. I can only assume that this bit sat in contact with the pad which kept that bit of the disc wet for a couple of days, so it's gone proper rusty in that area which isn't rubbing off :? . Does that sound like a realistic theory?
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Well maybe, but there's definitely something up if it's wearing one pad more than the other. Dismantly, clean, copper slip, make sure the calliper moves. I suppose the disk could do with skimming but I guess it'll wear off if things start working ok.
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Re: Rear Brake Noise

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I would put money on the fact that the brake pads are seized in the calipers.Removing the pads could lead to the lining material breaking away from the pad backing.

My solution would be to fit new brake pads and retaining pins, also if the discs are badly rusted, I would replace those as well.
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Doesn't sound like much of a bodge to me :P
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:cheesy: :cheesy: Quality.
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jasper5 MEANT TO SAY wrote:I would put money on the fact that the brake pads are seized in the calipers.Removing the pads could lead to the lining material breaking away from the pad backing.

My solution would be to fit a bit of double-sided sticky tape to hold the pads in and some bent paperclips as retaining pins, also if the discs are badly rusted, I would duct tape a couple of brillo pads just above the caliper
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Now that's my kind of bodge! :lol:
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Don't use new brillo pads and make sure that you grease the paper clips. :cheesy:
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jasper5 wrote:Don't use new brillo pads and make sure that you grease the paper clips. :cheesy:
see, the voice of experience! :lol: :lol: :cheesy:
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Don't fork out for genuine Brillo pads - the ones from Aldi will work just the same.....
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Re: Rear Brake Noise

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looking at thos pictures, i would say the problem is the corrosion all over the pins not alloying the pads to slide back away from the disc very easliy.

pull the pins out, wire brush em, copper slip, refit.
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