eddie c

hi

i have a rubbing noise from my front n/s wheel . I have had my wheel off but i can not see anything that jumps out at me. There is a score on the inside of the disc. I think that the pads and disc need to be changed soon could this be the prob. Any ideas would be much appreciated. Not to technical as i only no a bit about cars thanks

TomCat

Could be the wear indicator on the pads - there's a spring embedded in the pad.
I was told mine would need replacing soon, and after 1,000 miles or so there was a sort of ringing sound you could hear with the passenger window wound down.

I'm now booked in - garage recommended black diamond grooved discs and Mintex OEM pads

Jonty

Although it's been some time since you posted this, if you're still having problems then check out the dust guard in case it's fowling against the brake disc. It's either a dust guard or wind deflector to keep them cooler... or both.

Recently my wife was complaining that on her 01 WRX she would sometimes hear a funny scraping sound, especially when exiting multi-storey car parks. When I checked, I found that her front O/S dust guard was 'just' touching the brake disc. When the front of the car was under load, the guard and disc would make better contact, causing a scraping sound. I simply bent the guard back to where it should be.

How the 2 came to touch I have no idea. Perhaps she ran over an EVO.

Hope this helps.

Jonty.