BRAKE NOISES, CAUSES AND FIXES

Sometimes, your car makes grinding noise when braking. It’s a warning sign telling you that there’s something wrong either with the brakes or the rotors. Lots of car owners prefer to ignore such sounds for fear of an expensive repair. Well, you shouldn’t make this mistake! Ignore your automobile’s moans and groans and it may cost a fortune to repair down the road

Common brake noises and their causes includes --
i. Grinding noise- usually caused by lack or defective brake pad, NEVER DRIVE WITHOUT BRAKE PAD

ii. Thumping from rear- usually arises in the rear drum

iii. Squeaking- mostly caused by inferior break pads or brake wear indicator hitting the rotor

iv. Scraping- if your vehicle makes a scraping noise(sounds like something being dragged across a tin plate) while driving, it could be that you have picked up a rock and it has gotten between the rotor and the backing plate. Have the rock removed and continue your journey

v. Drum brake noise- brake squeal in drum brakes is usually caused by the presence of brake dust inside the drum. Removing the drum and cleaning the brakes with a brake washer may be enough to eliminate this kind of noise. Poor contact between the shoes and drum can also lead to brake noise in drums and the fix for this is to either replace the shoes with new ones or to resurface the drum slightly to increase its inside diameter

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