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A grinding noise heard after replacing brake pads and caliper?
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Chances are one of the pads was not mounted properly, causing it to slip out of place and grind against the rotor. Remove the tire in which the grinding is coming from. Check pad placement. If they are indeed aligned properly, maybe try having your rotors machined. Hope this helps. ~Trina~
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How to adjust Chevrolet truck brake calipers?
On the disc brakes I've seen (not very many), the calipers are self-adjusting. When replacing pads, the caliper must be compressed to accommodate the new, thicker pads. Other than that, I haven't heard of a brake caliper adjustment.Ans 2 - There is no adjustment necessary in Chev/GM front brakes. If they don't work as well as expected. the caliper slides may be very rusty. Scrub the slides with a wire brush then lube with a touch of dry graphite.
2003 sonata 54200 miles when i go to 40mph off the pedal i hear noise from the engine sound like a turbine when i brake the pedal i heard grinding noise feel the car is pulling forward backward?
You at least need to take care of the brakes right away. The grinding probably means that the disk brake pad(s) are worn. The irregular braking action is caused by a warped rotor. The brake job will include resurfacing or replacing the rotor and should eliminate the problem. As for the turbin-like noise, I'd have to hear it.
Do you cut rotors when changing brake pads?
Certainly not. 2nd answer: If metal-to-metal grinding has been heard prior to the brake shoe change, slap your calipers on those rotors before deciding to have them turned.
Should grinding noise be heard after replacing rear rotors and pads on 2004 Town Car?
No, there should not be any noise. Sounds like something is not properly fitted.
I have a grinding noise from front passenger wheel and the brake pads already replaced. The grinding noice can be heard even when car is parked and you rock car back and forth. Any Ideas?
The grinding noise you hear are your shocks and struts. If you experience bouncy while you are driving, as well, you should have them changed.
Should newly installed titanium brake shoes make a grinding sound for a few days after they have been installed when you drive?
If I heard any "grinding" whatsoever, I'd check everything to be sure nothing fell off/broke etc. == ==
What would cause a grinding noise when you let off the breaks slowly?
on newer volvos, and many other cars, the grinding you might hear is simply the sound the brake pads make when they rub against the brake rotor. if you let off the brake slowly, then its purely the slight friction between the two causing the sound. i too have an s60 and have heard this before. dont worry about it. the s60 is a heavy car and the brakes are under a lot of pressure
How do you get the spring back on brake caliper on Mercury Sable?
A spring on a caliper is the first I've heard of. There are springs for the drums but not for the calipers.If you mean getting the piston back into the caliper so you can put the new shoes on you'll need a C-Clamp to do so and you'll have to take the cap off the brake fluid reservoir to let the fluid escape or you'll get nowhere trying to push the piston all the way back in to get the caliper to sit on the new pads.Other than that I don't know what to tell you. Hope this helps.Two possibilities:The anti-rattle (or similar) spring that puts tension against the outside brake pad. It's not exactly "on" the caliper, but certainly part of the overall brake package. I had a similar problem on a Contour recently - I referenced the photos in the Autozone.com Repair Guide to figure out the spring orientation to the bracketAnother reference could be the other side brake setup - that is IF you do not disassemble BOTH sides at the same time. I never do that just for this purpose.There is a "spring" that secures the emergency brake cable to the REAR disc brake caliper. I ran into that "monster" when doing my 1998 Sable rear disc brakes. In this case, the instructions said to remove the emergency brake cable from the rear caliper - and after 30 minutes of trying to get leverage against the end of the heavily spring-loaded cable end, I gave up and all worked out just fine with leaving the cable attached. But of course, I wasn't changing the caliper, just pads and rotor.Take a look at the "Related Questions" below for more detailed information about both front & rear disc brakes.
Had new wheels put on and ticks when braking what is it?
The noise is the brake caliper body touching the stick-on wheel weights that were placed inside the wheel to balance it. The wheels probably leave very little room between them and the brake caliper. When you press the brake, the caliper body slides outward a bit (this is normal) and starts touching the wheel weights that were previously, just barely, not touching the caliper. Who ever put your wheels on didn't do anything wrong, except they didn't test drive it afterwards (a good tech always does a confirmation test drive after every repair). If they would have, they would have heard the noise and did this repair. They need to grind away at the caliper body just enough to make sure the caliper doesn't touch the wheel weights. The weights probably can't be moved without throwing the wheels out of balance. The other option is to put the original wheels back on the car because they are designed with the proper amount of clearance.
What is a brake desolation?
I have never heard the word desolation used in automobile brake terminology.
Why is gail replacing susan in gadget show?
I heard she was pregnent.
The brake caliper and rotor on the passanger side of the van bleed all 4 wheels and still have no brakes can someone help me .?
More details needed, type and year of van, and method you bled the system. - -Also , I have done hundreds of vehicle brakes but never heard of a case where "caliper and rotor on passenger side bleed all 4 wheels" -I am almost certain this is not correct !
