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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: 24_Valve on 05 August 2010, 23:37:22
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My drivers side front brake disc is making a nasty scraping noise.. sounds like a crushed coke can scraping against the disc. I removed the wheel and slowly rotated the disc itself and the noise is apparant for about 1/3 of each rotation with very slight resistance while noisy.. pads are a little worn but never heard this sort of noise before. No noises when braking & passenger side is fine :question
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have a look round the rear of the disc the dust guard may be catching
Is there a wobble on the steering wheel when the brakes are pressed whilst driving??
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you would be suprised where stones can get! as above check the backplate if all mechanicals are a ok.
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no wobble, but will check dust guard :y could worn disc pads scrape like this :question never known them to
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yes they would cause a noise like that metal on metal not good
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don't want scored discs so if the dust guard is clear i'll fit new pads. warning from pad sensor hasn't come on & only scrapes through 1/3 of rotation
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sensor may not be working correctly it could have been by passed at some stage in the cars life
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fair point :y
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only 1/3 of rotation is a sign of warped disc thats why i said about wheel wobble whilst braking whilst driving
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had crossed my mind, i'll look for uneven wear on the pads. if need be, also replace discs.
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:D Its probably a stone lodged between the disk back plate and the disk. Thery can flick off the road and adhere to the backplate from a newly surfaced road.
If there is no wheel wobble and the pads are of a good thickness a stone is the better probablitiy.
5 minutes to check and put yourself at ease.
Wear sensors will not cause this noise!
GudLuk :y
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Cheers mate ;)