Grating sound from brakes

d0nkeyk0ng

I had my Golf serviced in June. At the time, I had a faint squeal from the offside rear brake which I was told was the caliper starting to seize (the car's 10 years old) but that the rear brakes would last until December and I could replace the calipers then.



Last week, I started having a heavy grating sound from my nearside rear wheel when I brake, but it's still there if I take my foot off the brake pedal and move forwards. It goes away when I reach about 30mph.


Is this just worn pads (and/or discs)? Or is there something else that's causing it. Both rear wheel bearings were replaced twelve months ago.

Inner_Zone

Sounds like the "partially" sized caliper has got worse, pads probably worn unevenly and metal to metal disc contact.


What has December go to do with maintain a cars safety components?


Sound like it needs an urgent repair now!

d0nkeyk0ng

Inner_Zone wrote: »

What has December go to do with maintain a cars safety components?

Car is on a 6-monthly service cycle.

foxy-stoat

d0nkeyk0ng wrote: »

Car is on a 6-monthly service cycle.

Doesnt matter - get it booked in and sorted chop chop.

Inner_Zone

d0nkeyk0ng wrote: »

Car is on a 6-monthly service cycle.

Could be on a uni cycle, that's not relevant.

reddwarf2002

d0nkeyk0ng wrote: »

I had my Golf serviced in June. At the time, I had a faint squeal from the offside rear brake which I was told was the caliper starting to seize (the car's 10 years old) but that the rear brakes would last until December and I could replace the calipers then.



Last week, I started having a heavy grating sound from my nearside rear wheel when I brake, but it's still there if I take my foot off the brake pedal and move forwards. It goes away when I reach about 30mph.


Is this just worn pads (and/or discs)? Or is there something else that's causing it. Both rear wheel bearings were replaced twelve months ago.

Your calipers are probably seizing; specifically the handbrake mechanism that is on the caliper that seizes (it is a very common problem on the Golf). You could ask the garage to clean the mechanism when you have the brake pads replaced. But I would do this ASAP as if you leave it too long then the excess heat will cause other problems to those wheels.

Ganga

Any " metal to metal" noise on the brakes needs addressing immediately,not when the car does not stop when you brake hard.

Norman_Castle

d0nkeyk0ng wrote: »

Car is on a 6-monthly service cycle.

Thats not a reason to ignore faults between services. Get the brakes fixed now and the service in December.

konark

You could always do something crazy, like check the pad thickness; it's not rocket science.