how noisy should your brakes be ?

**studmuffin** · 16th January 2009, 11:15

just bought a 08/57plate sri 150cdti done 18k, when im slowing down and nearly at a standstill, i can hear like a slight, grinding noise, is this normal ? is it anything to worry about ?

**Sean-2.2Direct** · 16th January 2009, 11:17

Have you checked your pads mate to see if they are worn?

**glenboy** · 16th January 2009, 11:18

I had that on mine when i first bought it,stripped down the front pads,cleaned the caliper and smeared copper grease on the back of the pad and on the carrier,stopped my noise and not heard it for 20 months,hth......

**spennny** · 16th January 2009, 11:18

Originally Posted by studmuffin

just bought a 08/57plate sri 150cdti done 18k, when im slowing down and nearly at a standstill, i can hear like a slight, grinding noise, is this normal ? is it anything to worry about ?

I have the same issue, my backs are shot to hell

**studmuffin** · 16th January 2009, 11:29

Originally Posted by glenboy

I had that on mine when i first bought it,stripped down the front pads,cleaned the caliper and smeared copper grease on the back of the pad and on the carrier,stopped my noise and not heard it for 20 months,hth......

ive had the car for less than 2 weeks, before that it was stood for 3 months ive done nearly 1k, so its a case of doing wot you did, and not worn brakes ?

**Lordnikon** · 16th January 2009, 12:35

Would 100% check the rears. We went through 2 sets of rears to one set of fronts, most strange imo

**m8internet** · 16th January 2009, 13:35

The Vectra C is well known for burning through rear brake pads
I suspect this is due to the common brake / handbrake design, and is a common issue on other cars with this design
The Vectra B was also well known for burning through the rear brake pads, but that design had separate handbrake shoes and they would last three times as long as the pads
Typical life for rear brake pads is about 2 years or 30K miles

**Duncan** · 16th January 2009, 13:40

It can be a common occurrence, the rears grinding a bit when at slow speeds. Mine did it when I hadn't had it very long, but after a bit of a clean up of the calipers and changing the pads it's never done it since - and that's after subsequent pad changes.

**m8internet** · 16th January 2009, 14:06

I find my brakes give off a very light grinding noise when I move off when the car has not been used the day before
After a few brake applications it is soon gone

**Big Dave** · 16th January 2009, 14:16

Originally Posted by m8internet

Typical life for rear brake pads is about 2 years or 30K miles

My 2.2 auto Elite is currently on 36K. Still has some meat left on the rear pads when I last looked through the wheel spokes (approx 2 weeks ago). Being an auto I'm probably using the brakes more than someone with a manual box.