Now and again i hear a rubbing noise from the near side rear sounds like the pad is catching the disc as it rotates could this be my wheel bearing i notice it if my car has been parked up and its been wet or damp could it be handbrake im unsure
Now and again i hear a rubbing noise from the near side rear sounds like the pad is catching the disc as it rotates could this be my wheel bearing i notice it if my car has been parked up and its been wet or damp could it be handbrake im unsure
To add I only hear it when crawling and doing 10mph and less and I need to listen hard to hear it the way I would describe it is a metal on metal sound not squeaking more of a friction rough sound
Thats what mine sounded like.
Turned out to be the inner pad on the rear worn right down.
Update The noise is getting worse now I can hear it on the outside of the car if I put the window down and driving slow I can't hear it at normal speeds it sounds like a rubbing and a squeak now with every rotation of my rear wheel any ideas I'm going to jack car up today and have a look then I'm booking it into vauxhall
I would say it's pads mate
As bearing would hear at all speeds
It must be I jacked the car up and rotated the wheel is it normal for the pad to rub the disc
Quite common to have noisey rear brake pads when cold
Complete a journey and compare
Inspect the amount of brake pad material
The outside pads are easy enough to inspect visually, but the inside pads are not so easy
Equally, when releasing the handbrake there can often be a creak / bang noise as the inner rear pads release from the disc
Finally, how many miles have the pads done?
Last edited by m8internet; 26th December 2011 at 14:44.
Oh I see I dont really drive the car that much even though I drive everyday I've only noticed this noise since it's been cold wet/damp and I only drive for like 10 mins every day
I get this noise almost every time when setting off after a cold night
I put this down to the brakes being hot when the handbrake is being applied and then curing to the disc overnight (chemical reaction)
Equally, it is very noticeable where I leave the car for more than 24 hours
This is a side effect of integrated rear pads and handbrakes
The previous cars I had which had separate shoes and handbrake, within the disc (such as the Vectra B) never suffered the issue
My previous Mondeo Mk3 was really bad for this
As above, how many miles are on the rear pads and discs?
I couldn't answer that they are the original ones when I bought the car back in July I am going to change the rear discs and pads as I have only just had a full service and mot and had the front pads changed then. I have just took it on a drive and even going slow I can still hear it rubbing the disc it's really annoying
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