Emergency brake grinding back rotor!
05-08-2016, 08:38 PM
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Emergency brake grinding back rotor!
Anybody have this issue? When I hit the brake I get a nasty grind! Pads are good. I really think it's the Ebrake because I pull the brake lever up slightly while rolling back slowly and it grinds...not sure how to fix though...
05-09-2016, 09:12 AM
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Is this just a recent occurrence and did the car sit outside for a while during the last few wet days we've been having? If so, it may just be the pads knocking off the layer of surface rust that accumulated.
That said, I would suggest pulling the rear wheels and giving everything in there a closer look.
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That said, I would suggest pulling the rear wheels and giving everything in there a closer look.
Side note - automated spelling correction software doesn't always know what word they're supposed to be trying to spell . . .
Norm
Last edited by Norm Peterson; 05-09-2016 at 09:16 AM.
05-10-2016, 02:23 PM
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Yeah...definitely something going on. Quarter inch score around the outer edge of the rotor. So something is grinding on it for sure . Need to pull it off and check it out when I get a chance
05-11-2016, 10:03 AM
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Yes but the grinding gets worse when I apply the brake. So something def cutting the rotor. Gonna pull pull the caliper off this weekend.
Last edited by JimC; 05-11-2016 at 09:51 PM. Reason: typo - it's brAKE not brEAK
05-11-2016, 08:02 PM
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Aren't the rear pads the same ones used for both the regular brakes and emergency?
If your in your driveway with your car off and roll the car then apply the e brake you'll hear it grind.
There could be something stuck in the pad but it wouldn't just be effecting your e brake.
If your in your driveway with your car off and roll the car then apply the e brake you'll hear it grind.
There could be something stuck in the pad but it wouldn't just be effecting your e brake.
05-12-2016, 06:05 AM
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I'm wondering if when the piston in a rear caliper was screwed back into its bore that it wasn't aligned properly. There's a little pin on the pad that requires certain piston alignment, else it'll sit crooked and wear very unevenly (and sometimes pretty quickly at least at first).
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