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slight grinding sound on front brakes 900 1992

posted by  Aye Roll on  Tue Dec 17 21:05 CST 2002
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I've seen this on quite a few 940's. Usually after replacing pads only on cars with good front rotors. Damned if we could ever figure out WHY it did it, but new rotors do fix it. Yes, it's annoying. No, it never seems to hurt anything. It apparently has to do with a small rust ridge forming at the inner edge of the rotor, now hittign the inner edge of the pad. Two things you can do: replace the rotors (no fun, big $$$) or remove each front brake pad in turn, and grind off the inner bottom edge to a taper. This should clear the ridge and stop the noise. There's no asbestos in new brakes, but this will make a bit of dust, so wear breathing protection. I recommend shaping the pads on a bench grinder.
You're certainly not the first person to experience this particular annoyance.
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Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: 86 244DL, 87 244DL, 88 744GLE, 91 244: 808K total






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