I seem to go through disc brakes more than changing oil

torrevieja

hi folks i am a sales rep so i do a lot of driving but mainly in dublin

last june i got rear brake pads

last september i got new front Brake pads and Disc brakes

well its about 10000 km since last service there is a noise starting up again im sure its the back disc now ?

the noise is a bit like a nails on a blackboard and if touch the brake i hear it if i lift my foot off the noise goes away but the noise can still be there even with my foot off the brake

Toyota avensis 151

thanls folks...

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly

Could be a stone caught between the disc and the dust guard.

pablo128

There could be a lip on the disc, causing you to only get perhaps half of the available wear from the pads.

I heard taxi drivers complaining of high brake wear on the newer Avensis alright. (09 onwards.)

torrevieja

this happened before and sounded like a stone then the noise went but came back worse

Cee-Jay-Cee

It could be that the slider pins on the rear caliper(s) are seized slightly and so not fully disengaging when the pedal is released.

torrevieja

thanks for all the answers lads but it was brake pads and disc brakes

can someone tell me here is it more expensive to get Disc brakes and pads on front wheels ? i got the front done last september and today but they were cheaper today for the Back ?same garage

Alkers

torrevieja wrote:

can someone tell me here is it more expensive to get Disc brakes and pads on front wheels ? i got the front done last september and today but they were cheaper today for the Back ?same garage

Yes the pads and discs are both much bigger on the front wheels than the back.

elperello

I know an owner of a 2011 Avensis and he had trouble with rear discs.
His mechanic suggested that the electric handbrake was the culprit.
He now disengages the brake manually rather than drive against it.

torrevieja

sorry lads its a corolla its a manual handbrake, he did tell me that there was issues with brake pads before there using a newer version ,

which makes me wonder they tell you that Toyota parts are best but is there better ones out there ?

biko

Not DIY effort, moved to main forum.

stimpson

I got pads here before: http://www.ebcbrakeshop.co.uk

EBC do performance brakes but the Edimax range are OEM spec. I found them to have more bite than the Avensis pads and they made a fraction of the brake dust which is great as I hate cleaning alloys. Cheaper than Mr T too.

vandriver

torrevieja wrote: »

sorry lads its a corolla its a manual handbrake, he did tell me that there was issues with brake pads before there using a newer version ,

which makes me wonder they tell you that Toyota parts are best but is there better ones out there ?

My brother's Corolla had the same rear brake chewing problem.
It resulted in a burnt out clutch after 7 months.
I'll text him and find out what the problem was.
Edit:seized calliper