What's wrong with my car?

[cricky]

EDIT: see...

Very bottom paragraph of this page..

 

[Nohr]

Maybe one of the brake pads is loose and rubbing against the rotor. When you brake it pushes the pad back in to place and stops the noise temporarily. Same when you make your right turn, the force of turning pulls the pad away from the rotor. I don't know a whole lot about cars, just a thought that came to mind.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Nohr
Maybe one of the brake pads is loose and rubbing against the rotor. When you brake it pushes the pad back in to place and stops the noise temporarily. Same when you make your right turn, the force of turning pulls the pad away from the rotor. I don't know a whole lot about cars, just a thought that came to mind.

That's actually precisely what I suspected was happening, but given my ignorance of cars I didn't trust said diagnosis.

 

[Ornery]

Some brake pads have built-in "wear sensors" that produce a scraping or squealing noise when the pads become worn.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Some brake pads have built-in "wear sensors" that produce a scraping or squealing noise when the pads become worn.

Stupid brakes.

Thanks for the article. But it doesn't specify whether the sound occurs while braking or while not braking.

 

[cricky]

See my edited reply above...

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: cricky
EDIT: see...

Very bottom paragraph of this page..

Sweet!!

Now to see if I can make it another 30 miles or so to the family mechanic.

 

[Squisher]

Could be anything, brakes, wheel bearing, CV joint, or differential.

 

[The Sauce]

I do not know much about cars, but do you have enough decals? Is the wing big enough...and on straight. What about the carbon-fiber hood? Check that stuff out first.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Snatchface
I do not know much about cars, but do you have enough decals? Is the wing big enough...and on straight. What about the carbon-fiber hood? Check that stuff out first.

My car is covered in decals, you can't even see the windows! My NOS system takes up most of the back seat, which limits my interactions with the ladieezzzz.

My wing is bigger than yo mama, and it's definitely on straight.

w3rd

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Snatchface
I do not know much about cars, but do you have enough decals? Is the wing big enough...and on straight. What about the carbon-fiber hood? Check that stuff out first.

If you're going to Ricer-Troll, at least wait for a thread that's not about a minivan.

- M4H

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Snatchface
I do not know much about cars, but do you have enough decals? Is the wing big enough...and on straight. What about the carbon-fiber hood? Check that stuff out first.

If you're going to Ricer-Troll, at least wait for a thread that's not about a minivan.

- M4H

My minivan can SO roll with the best of them.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Snatchface
I do not know much about cars, but do you have enough decals? Is the wing big enough...and on straight. What about the carbon-fiber hood? Check that stuff out first.

If you're going to Ricer-Troll, at least wait for a thread that's not about a minivan.

- M4H

My minivan can SO roll with the best of them.

Quit trippin', h8tr.

- M4H

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Snatchface
I do not know much about cars, but do you have enough decals? Is the wing big enough...and on straight. What about the carbon-fiber hood? Check that stuff out first.

If you're going to Ricer-Troll, at least wait for a thread that's not about a minivan.

- M4H

My minivan can SO roll with the best of them.

Quit trippin', h8tr.

- M4H

hozer

 

[Ornery]

"...it doesn't specify whether the sound occurs while braking or while not braking..."

Can you make a wine glass sing by rubbing your moistened finger around the rim? Notice what happens when you press harder? Same thing with the wear sensor when you brake. It's still rubbing, but not able to "sing".

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Ornery
"...it doesn't specify whether the sound occurs while braking or while not braking..."

Can you make a wine glass sing by rubbing your moistened finger around the rim? Notice what happens when you press harder? Same thing with the wear sensor when you brake. It's still rubbing, but not able to "sing".

:\ Point.

 

[Ornery]

It's a crude little 'L' shaped piece of spring steel, attached to the pad. It would normally squeal when the brakes are applied, as it touches the rim of the rotor, but yours may be past that point.

 

[LSUfan]

Originally posted by: Ornery
It's a crude little 'L' shaped piece of spring steel, attached to the pad. It would normally squeal when the brakes are applied, as it touches the rim of the rotor, but yours may be past that point.

Metal to metal would produce noise when you pressed on the brakes. If what he says is accurate, it is not the brakes. Tale ?tale tabs on brakes are not what he is explaining either. They would make the noise when ever you first hit the brakes

 

[The Sauce]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Snatchface
I do not know much about cars, but do you have enough decals? Is the wing big enough...and on straight. What about the carbon-fiber hood? Check that stuff out first.

If you're going to Ricer-Troll, at least wait for a thread that's not about a minivan.

- M4H

It was exactly the minivan thread that I was looking for! RICED MINIVAN BABY!

 

[p1800volvo]

It could be either:

1) The break wear tab rubbing.

2) The brake material broke free of the steel pad - Very Bad, fix it!!!