Back in March I put new pads on my car, all four corners, and had the front rotors turned. All was good for about 1k miles. A couple months ago I noticed a feint rubbing noise while braking, that was more pronounced at lower speeds. It sounded like something brushing against the dust shield. I had it isolated to the RF corner. I figured it would eventually go away, and wasn't worried about it being a safety issue immediately as I couldn't feel it in any way, only hear it.
It drove me nuts, so I eventually gave in, and took the front calipers off to inspect the brakes. The only thing I found was some gunk in the split on the pads, and some dry caliper pins where the grease from EBC had turned to a bit of a coppery gunk. Defeated, I re-greased them, finished my tire rotation, and went for a test drive. I was shocked to find the noise had vanished! I attributed it to the dry caliper pins and maybe the debris that had gathered in the split of the pad.
Now, after about 100 miles, the sound is back. I'm perplexed. I've got new caliper bushings, pins, brake hardware, and rotors on the way. What else should I be looking for? It doesn't sound like a wheel bearing sound since it only happens when I'm on the brake pedal, not while turning, but maybe? Any ideas would be a great help.
Thanks!
It drove me nuts, so I eventually gave in, and took the front calipers off to inspect the brakes. The only thing I found was some gunk in the split on the pads, and some dry caliper pins where the grease from EBC had turned to a bit of a coppery gunk. Defeated, I re-greased them, finished my tire rotation, and went for a test drive. I was shocked to find the noise had vanished! I attributed it to the dry caliper pins and maybe the debris that had gathered in the split of the pad.
Now, after about 100 miles, the sound is back. I'm perplexed. I've got new caliper bushings, pins, brake hardware, and rotors on the way. What else should I be looking for? It doesn't sound like a wheel bearing sound since it only happens when I'm on the brake pedal, not while turning, but maybe? Any ideas would be a great help.
Thanks!