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BIGS
08-03-09, 11:12 PM
Right ive got disks and pads on and they seem to be very tight. When i drive the car the pads are always touching the disks and making a grinding noise. The pads are huge but surly this should'nt make it like this should it? Do i just drive the car up and down my street untill i ware away some of the pads or could something be wrong?
brainsnova
08-03-09, 11:15 PM
sounds like they are not bleed as the pads should come back a bit. but did you press the pedal firm to set the pads.
BIGS
08-03-09, 11:15 PM
Yea me and a mate did that today. would it make a diffrence that the pads are very big
Adam
08-03-09, 11:16 PM
Are they std 16v discs and pads?

Check the slider bolts aint sticking
BIGS
08-03-09, 11:19 PM
No they are red dot 6 grove disks and ferodo racing pads. Slider bolts? are they the two that need to be taken out with allan keys?
brainsnova
08-03-09, 11:22 PM
yes it those bolts. id copper grease them.
Adam
08-03-09, 11:22 PM
The ones that hold the caliper to the bracket.
BIGS
08-03-09, 11:23 PM
Ah i get you. So you think i should take them out and give them a treatment to some grease then?
Adam
08-03-09, 11:24 PM
Yeah,Just dont get any on the discs/pads :p lol lol
BIGS
08-03-09, 11:26 PM
Dont worry i wont lol, well ill give that a try tomorrow and see how that goes.

Cheers for the help lads :thumb:
J40NOV
09-03-09, 08:05 AM
I dont mean to but in guys, I have had brake pads binding before, I would also check the piston/s on the calipers, are they moving smoothly in/out?, if the pistons are very stiff work them in and out and free them up! I def wouldnt drive the car with the noise your getting from the pads though mate, copper greasing the sliders can help, and also copper grease the necessary points on the pads as well, (obviously not the friction part of the pad itself) you know what I mean! definately give the brakes a dam gd bleeding and all should be well gd luck!!