Screeeeching brakes...sometimes
20 April 2009, 03:16 PM
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Screeeeching brakes...sometimes
Hello boys and girls, I hope you can help me.....
I have a classic MY99, an RB5 actually, as per my username!
The brakes are standard with Goodridge hoses.
The rear brakes are driving me to distraction. When the car is cold, there is no problem, but after about 7 or 8 miles, or a bit earlier if I’ve already used the car that day, I get a very loud screeching noise from the rear.
It comes from both sides, sometimes at the same time, and sometimes at different times and is there at all speeds. When I apply the brakes it disappears, but not for long, or if I apply the handbrake whilst driving, it goes, but again will come back very quickly.
Also, the position of the steering wheel or if I’m cornering sometimes affects it. If the wheel centrered, sometimes it stops the nosie, but turn it a little, and the noise comes back. Centre it again, and it’ll go!
Sometimes cornering induces it and it stops as soon as the corner is done.
Has any one got ANY ideas, because I have no idea what it is!
Soon I’m just going to give it to a garage and tell them to fix it no matter what. I’d rather try and source any items I need though, to keep costs down but I need to have and idea of WTF it is!
I’m thinking of replacing all 4 discs and pads anyway, but can anyone think of a possible cause of my frustration that might mean simply replacing these items dosen’t fix it. I’m not sure I could help myself crashing the thing into a wall if I replaced the brakes and it didn’t cure the problem……!
Help….. :-o)
I have a classic MY99, an RB5 actually, as per my username!
The brakes are standard with Goodridge hoses.
The rear brakes are driving me to distraction. When the car is cold, there is no problem, but after about 7 or 8 miles, or a bit earlier if I’ve already used the car that day, I get a very loud screeching noise from the rear.
It comes from both sides, sometimes at the same time, and sometimes at different times and is there at all speeds. When I apply the brakes it disappears, but not for long, or if I apply the handbrake whilst driving, it goes, but again will come back very quickly.
Also, the position of the steering wheel or if I’m cornering sometimes affects it. If the wheel centrered, sometimes it stops the nosie, but turn it a little, and the noise comes back. Centre it again, and it’ll go!
Sometimes cornering induces it and it stops as soon as the corner is done.
Has any one got ANY ideas, because I have no idea what it is!
Soon I’m just going to give it to a garage and tell them to fix it no matter what. I’d rather try and source any items I need though, to keep costs down but I need to have and idea of WTF it is!
I’m thinking of replacing all 4 discs and pads anyway, but can anyone think of a possible cause of my frustration that might mean simply replacing these items dosen’t fix it. I’m not sure I could help myself crashing the thing into a wall if I replaced the brakes and it didn’t cure the problem……!
Help….. :-o)
23 April 2009, 01:02 PM
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Anybody.......
Completely leftfield, but I can't help thinking that becasue it also happens when I am going round corners or make steering corrections that the noise is from something that is moving about under cornering forces like the hoses catching on something....
Does this sound reasonable, or is there anything else that could be moving and catching? I really am at a loss.....
Completely leftfield, but I can't help thinking that becasue it also happens when I am going round corners or make steering corrections that the noise is from something that is moving about under cornering forces like the hoses catching on something....
Does this sound reasonable, or is there anything else that could be moving and catching? I really am at a loss.....
