when i brake i hear some noise comin from the back part of my car, specifically the wheel wells, my back rotors are worn downnn but when i brake wouldn't only the front brakes work? and sometimes when i brake and give gas u can hear like the rotor plate im guessinr or some shit makin this metal noise !!!


SHIT IS DRIVIN ME NUTS DAMMIT!!! just ordered front rotors looks like ill probaby be gettin rear ones too now

 

wait till u pop in the rears and test it out again.

 

Whether they are worn out or not, they are still going to keep operating. That's why it's important to check the pads once in a while.

 

.......... Why wouldnt the rears work when you brake? thats what they are there for, is to help slow you down

 

The only way you could possibly stop the brakes in the rear would be to install line lock system or pinch the lines.....so yes...the rear brakes typically do about 20-30% of your braking power....so your thinking the front brakes doing most of the work is semi correct...but the rears definately still operate too, unless prevented from doing so somehow. What it sounds like you are hearing is the brake pad backings rubbing on your rotors...which is not a good thing....cause then you are looking at pads and rotors both, unless they can turn the damage out, which will depend on the thickness of the rotor, if its been turned before, ect. Often times....depending upon what type of rotor you have, its spent by that point! Just my opinion though...

Note....if you catch it early enough....it may just be the rivets that often are incorporated into the pads rubbing....and if you get right on it...might be able to salvage rotor?

 

If it's a screeching metal on metal sound. I had it too. Happened only in reverse. I thought it was something awful. Turned out to be brake pads. If you haven't replaced them in a while, that's where'd start.

 

That is most likely the brake pad wear indicators barking at you there! Doing their job telling you that they need to be replaced before you get the constant grind.....meaning you have duped your rotors at that point!

 

MichaelBenz could be right, you've simply worn out your pads. They will make that noise before the brakes wear out completly, it is an indicaotr you need new brake pads, your rotors are probably fine unless you are getting vibration during stopping.

Another possibility is there is something between your pad and the rotor, could be a rock, but the possibilities of a rock staying that long in there (usually works itself out) in combination with it happening to both rear wheels, leads me to think it would be the pad indicators.

 

mornings usually when i reverse out i hear the screach. but my pads arent worn out, its most likely yes ur pads are worn out, and its ur shims rubbin against the rotors....jack it up and inspect em..

 

could it be my rear caliper just freezin on me and not goin back fully after the brakin is applied

 

Yes...this can happen....all leads to the same thing....pads. What happens ususally is the calipers get hyperextended and stick in the "out" mode....but this ususally can happen when the pads are left on longer than they should be. If you keep on em and replace them before they get worn down that low, this ususally doesnt happen unless the caliper is very old. Side note....if that pic of your avatar is of you....my guess is you should be able to get your jack out of your car...put it down next to your car and stand there with the lug wrench and look helpless.....and some guy like me will come along and do all the work for you! Woohoo! BUT....if that avatar is of YOUR girl....well then.....GET TO WORK....before somebody else does! j/k!

 

I take that back.....just noticed the 17 yrs of age. Whoops! Well....I'd still help ya out anyway just for shits and grins! Would do an old man good anyway!

 

wtf u damn leghumper HAHA, ur gonna end up like that sdx guy homie...

 

Hey....would just be offering my help?

 

A question about warped rotors. I know it causes a bit of vibration in the steering wheel, but other than that, is it dangerous?

 

im sure it is in the long run

 

Not really a big deal.....other than the annoying steering wheel shake. It will tend to wear out the pads earlier too....but again....thats gonna happen and the least of the expense you are looking at. You can replace just the rotors or rotor...but why wouldnt you just throw on new pads then too, you know? Bottom line...not really....its just annoying. I know....I drove a 98 DeVille that did this almost the entire time I owned it.....if you replaced em....they would just warp again due to heat. Car was too big for the brakes and my driving style....wasnt grandpa driver. Thats when I figured out why only old people drive those cars for long periods of time (years and years)....cause they drive so slow anyway they never encounter the prob!

Warped rotors are generally a sign of undue heat buildup due to driving habits or a bad caliper not releasing fully.