Grinding d/s front
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Grinding d/* front
I have some sort of grinding going on in my drivers front wheel well.
It happens when I apply hit brake and slow down but the grinding won't happen untill I'm half way or more to a complete stop. It gets worse when I get closer to a complete stop.
The grinding also continues as I start to accelerate and then it goes away untill I start coming to a stop. The grinding is also not continuous. It'* more like grind...grind...grind..etc.
When I press the brake at speed on the highway, I can't feel anything.
It started about 4 days ago and has gotten slightly worse.
And heres what I know so far:
It'* not the wheel bearing because I replaced it with a new one from NAPA and got the same results. It'* also not the brake pads because they have plenty of meat on them.
I had everything apart and couldn't see anything abnormal or rubbing or anything.
I'm thinking rotors?
I'm planning on swapping the p/* and d/* rotors when I get home to see if the grinding switches sides.
What about a lazy caliper piston?
Let me know what you guys think. I'm pretty confused.
It happens when I apply hit brake and slow down but the grinding won't happen untill I'm half way or more to a complete stop. It gets worse when I get closer to a complete stop.
The grinding also continues as I start to accelerate and then it goes away untill I start coming to a stop. The grinding is also not continuous. It'* more like grind...grind...grind..etc.
When I press the brake at speed on the highway, I can't feel anything.
It started about 4 days ago and has gotten slightly worse.
And heres what I know so far:
It'* not the wheel bearing because I replaced it with a new one from NAPA and got the same results. It'* also not the brake pads because they have plenty of meat on them.
I had everything apart and couldn't see anything abnormal or rubbing or anything.
I'm thinking rotors?
I'm planning on swapping the p/* and d/* rotors when I get home to see if the grinding switches sides.
What about a lazy caliper piston?
Let me know what you guys think. I'm pretty confused.
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You have either a warped rotor (very common on these cars, according to some here) or a sticking caliper, or both.
I wouldn't drive the car until I got it sorted out.
I wouldn't drive the car until I got it sorted out.
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
You might have tossed a pad. When you pull the rotors to check..look at the pads..you'll probably see it.
Unless it'* a trans issue.
Unless it'* a trans issue.
The grinding & noise seems like it'* further out torwards the wheel then the trans. At least I hope. :?
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Granted, it was on my passenger side, but I started getting grinding of the same type you described a couple weeks before my trans went kaput. I thought it was a bearing or power steering related until it went away after my rebuild. May want to check your trans temp and fluid.
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Just FYI, I've seen this issue more than once, on a number of different makes and models. It'* always ended up being either a bad rotor surface (cut the rotor and it'* fixed), or bad pad surface (remove the pad, take some emery cloth and scuff the pad, reinstall). It'* very probable that the noise you describe will come back. If it does, scuff the pad, cut the rotor, and you should be set.
EDIT: Just wanted to clarify something -- it doesn't have to be emery cloth, sandpaper or something of the like will work just fine.
EDIT: Just wanted to clarify something -- it doesn't have to be emery cloth, sandpaper or something of the like will work just fine.
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Ok well the grinding came back the following day and it was in the same wheel well?
I gave the rotors to a friend to have them spun and just put them on. I drove 5 miles or so, braked hard, normal, soft, and everything seems to be ok.
Hopefully this time everything will be ok like CSFiend was suggesting.
Thanks for the input guys.
I gave the rotors to a friend to have them spun and just put them on. I drove 5 miles or so, braked hard, normal, soft, and everything seems to be ok.
Hopefully this time everything will be ok like CSFiend was suggesting.
Thanks for the input guys.