kirax2

It just start happening all of sudden now days, it worry me since i drive 100 miles highway everday

brakes pad are Hawk HPS and Rotors are some 3rd Party Slotted rotors i had not more than a year, they were braking like magic before but all of sudden they start making crazy grinding noise when my car brake to about a complete stop. So when i get my tires mounted i also have the guy check out my brakes they say they look perfectly fine, and say there were at least 50% life left.

so what could have cause this? low brake fluid? some hidden crack?

AdidasC230

My hawk pads on prev cars always made noise, it was just the nature of the pad as far as every one knew.

Tom P.

My brakes make "grinding" noises when ABS or ESP engages.

TemjinX2

maybe a wheel bearing? You should jack up the car and spin the wheels. If the wheels spins freely..then your wheeling bearing is shot.

dv-12

i'm, also having the same problem. "squeaking" sound when i'm breaking to a complete stop.

kirax2

no those are different, i am having "METAL GRINDING METAL" noise

kirax2

hmm what do you mean by spin freely? i might try that out....

FrankW

RWD front wheel should spin freely when off the ground regardless. if your front wheel can't be spun by hand when off the ground that only means you have something that's wrong with your brakes.

unless you see excessive oil leak out the hub of the bearing or hear grinding from the bearing when you spin it your wheel bearings are fine.

TemjinX2

Worth a shot to check it out.

its free and only takes about 5min of your time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMbby4UfkMk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSsC-lWB1lg

bcss

if you want to check wheel bearing, then jack it up and grap the tire up and down or left and right. shake it. if theres free play then its wheel bearing problem.

kirax2

holy **** no wayyyy if i have that problem should my steering wheel shake like crazy when i drive on the hwy?

ok i just did that youtube video thing and my bearing are fine

anyway i guess i will just change my brakes pad and rotors + fluid flush just stop the worry and see how it goes

FrankW

steering wheel vibration left/right = front wheels. up/down = rear wheels.

most likely it's your wheels are out of balance.

Benzo 003

try this....

while driving at 30mph or so, windows up, radio and ventilation off, lane change hard left then right or the other way what ever and listen( no braking). A hard swerve will put a heavy load on each of the front wheels individually. You will hear a bad bearing if there is one, otherwise, cheap pads or cheap rotors or both.