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Metallic Rubbing Sound from Brakes

  • 25-02-2020 1:01pm
    #1
    harringtonp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,569 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    After 8 days without driving a ford focus 2004 there was a metallic rubbing sound coming from the front driver side this morning. When breaking the sound is louder. Didn't drive it too much but after a few hundred metres of driving without braking the sound seems less.

    Brakes were fine before the period of inactivity 8 days ago with no indication of anything amiss.

    Any ideas as to what may be up ?


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  • #2
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    harringtonp wrote: »
    Hi,

    After 8 days without driving a ford focus 2004 there was a metallic rubbing sound coming from the front driver side this morning. When breaking the sound is louder. Didn't drive it too much but after a few hundred metres of driving without braking the sound seems less.

    Brakes were fine before the period of inactivity 8 days ago with no indication of anything amiss.

    Any ideas as to what may be up ?

    Sounds like rust build up, drive another few 100m and it should clear!


  • #3
    harringtonp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,569 ✭✭✭harringtonp


    The weather was wet and windy alright and I live less than 1km from the West Coast


  • #4
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    harringtonp wrote: »
    The weather was wet and windy alright and I live less than 1km from the West Coast

    The discs are ferrous and rust fast, all that prevents the rust is continued driving.

    Your pads well clear it quite quickly.


  • #5
    harringtonp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,569 ✭✭✭harringtonp


    Yes. After just a little bit of normal driving (about 10km) sound is almost gone now. Thanks


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