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tl;dr version: My right rear brakes make this noise after I rotated my tires http://www.dropbox.com/s/caxf2khipadddd6/brake.MOV?dl=0 Noise happens on light or medium brake application, not heavy brake application.
In early August, I decided to rotate my tires on my own for the first time because I didn’t want to pay a mechanic (that I didn’t trust for other work) to do something so simple I could do. I brought the rear tires straight up front and moved the front wheels back and to the other side of the car. When I unscrewed the lugnuts, the tires still wouldn’t come off so everything I read told me to give a love tap with a rubber mallet to the back of the tire so that’s what I did and they all came off. When each tire shifted, the bottom moved outward slightly and then I just pulled the whole tire off.
After I do this and take it for a drive, my right rear brake starts making a noise when I apply the brake. It’s not a sound like the brake pads are shot because I’ve heard that noise before when I’ve had to get brake pads replaced.
I’ve taken it to a car shop and they want $300 to replace my “dragging caliper” and they tell me that the timing of immediately following my tire rotation is a coincidence but I don’t buy that for a second. The caliper is only a year old.
Here’s a link to what it sounded like the first drive. (it’s not as extreme now but still follow that same general sound)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/caxf2khipadddd6/brake.MOV?dl=0I took off my tire and tried to remove the caliper, using videos from this site and other guides but could not get it off. I’ve attached a few pictures to this post of what my caliper looks like. I’ve tried taking out both the top and bottom bolts and using a wedge to get the caliper off but it barely budges (yes the parking brake is not engaged). I’m dragging up the whole system, including the brake pads as well when the caliper moves a bit. I end up having to use the same rubber mallet to whack the caliper back into place for me to get the 2 bolts screwed back in.
After the 5th try, in which I just decided to apply some lube to the bolts (idk if that actually mattered), the noise stopped. I was happy but I was still very cautious. The noise has returned again but there’s a distinct pattern to when it does and does not make the noise.
When it DOES:
– Generally when I’m going a speed of around 40 mph or slower and apply LIGHT or MEDIUM brake.When it DOES NOT:
– When I brake while in Reverse
– When I brake more with more force than MEDIUM (but not at emergency slamming on the brake force)
– When I brake with any force from a speed generally greater than 40 mph.These conditions are very oddly specific and I don’t know if it all means anything. If anybody has any ideas, I’d love to hear them. I hope I’ve provided enough background information and I can try answering any questions as well.
NOTE FOR PICTURES: The latter few were taken after I removed the bottom bolt and was trying to get the caliper off. I tried getting pictures from multiple angles so idk how relevant all of it will be.
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