Screeching!

damn_Zexy · 01-24-2012, 02:41 PM

Hey everybody!

Ok so im gonna get right to the point, my brakes are screeching like hell and Im not even braking

.

It happens at low speeds and I have not a clue how to correct this. Anyone?

m4a1mustang · 01-24-2012, 02:43 PM

How many miles are on the car?

Have you checked to see the condition of the rotors and how much (if any) pad material you have left?

kenchan · 01-24-2012, 02:58 PM

wear indicator?

m4a1mustang · 01-24-2012, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

wear indicator?

Yeah, I'm betting the pads are pretty bare.

Gixxer-370Z · 01-24-2012, 03:13 PM

I heard a screeching noise at low speed When I left work one day and I took it straight to the shop bc it scared me! One of the rotor protecter things came
off and was spinning against the wheel/rotor.

kenchan · 01-24-2012, 03:26 PM

huh, the cover came off huh? werd. did you kick up something like a branch on the road?

m4a1mustang · 01-24-2012, 03:27 PM

Must have taken a pretty good hit to knock it off.

kenchan · 01-24-2012, 03:30 PM

or perhaps a failed stud replacement job for spacers?

m4a1mustang · 01-24-2012, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

or perhaps a failed stud replacement job for spacers?

Gixxer-370Z · 01-24-2012, 03:33 PM

Nope, they asked me all that. I drive maybe 10 miles a day and I've never hit anything. The car Is still practicly brand new. Mustve been loose from the get go.

Never hit a curb either....wheels are perfect

damn_Zexy · 01-25-2012, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

How many miles are on the car?

Have you checked to see the condition of the rotors and how much (if any) pad material you have left?

Only about 7k. The rotors look fine, but I do know i need new pads asap. But would that be causing the noise even when im not braking? Like its an unbearable noise.

BGTV8 · 01-25-2012, 05:50 PM

Could be a small tone wedged between pad and rotor, or more likely, between the "stone shield" and the rotor (if that is not an oxymoron).

RB

MattP725 · 01-25-2012, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by damn_Zexy

Only about 7k. The rotors look fine, but I do know i need new pads asap. But would that be causing the noise even when im not braking? Like its an unbearable noise.

Unless you are running a really cheap pad you shouldn't need pads after 7k. Something is wrong.

Gixxer-370Z · 01-25-2012, 06:56 PM

Sounds the same to me...have the dealer check the rotor covers.

Mine was REALLY loud too.

corner3garage · 01-25-2012, 07:42 PM

Definitely have the dealer check the rotor if the car is still in warranty.

01-24-2012, 02:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
damn_Zexy Base Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Miami Posts: 47 Drives: 09 370Z R Touring Rep Power: 13	Screeching! Hey everybody! Ok so im gonna get right to the point, my brakes are screeching like hell and Im not even braking. It happens at low speeds and I have not a clue how to correct this. Anyone?

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m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	How many miles are on the car? Have you checked to see the condition of the rotors and how much (if any) pad material you have left? __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

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m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	Must have taken a pretty good hit to knock it off. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

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