what could cause the brake grinding noises?!
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I drive a Toyota Hybrid...
what could cause the brake grinding noises?!
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?
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?
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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.
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.
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03 g35 coupe...........02 c32 Sold
Worth a shot to check it out.
its free and only takes about 5min of your time.
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its free and only takes about 5min of your time.
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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.
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I drive a Toyota Hybrid...
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
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
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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.
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.