Hey up lads,

Washed the car on sun with snowfoam. Since then, what sounds like the rear passenger brake is grinding like buggery when I brake, there's a bit of a rotation noise when going slow but felt the alloy after a drive yesterday and it wasn't hot or anything and the brake pad I can see had plent of meat on it.

I was planning on pulling the wheel off over the weekend, so might give the caliper a bit of a clean and grease while I'm there.

So 2 things really,

Any ideas what the noise may be and what grease do I need for what parts of the calipers.

Cheers

Bosh do a proper brake grease, others use copper slip but most garages have stopped using it on brakes as it 'can' affect the abs system.

Sounds like a stone or somthing has gotten behind the pads or between the backing plate and disc.

I'll have a good look if it might be that simple cheers hutchy.

Heard about the non use of copper slip but thought there were about 3 diff types people said to use on diff parts of the caliper etc. Although I have slept since I read/heard that so I could be making it up.

Mine did that but only with old and rusted and worn rear disks and slightly low pads. Changed the pads to removed the noise.... Though having seen the state of the disks, then replaced the lot shortly afterwards.

Rusty discs, get a new set Mintex discs and pads c/o E-Bay around £30.00.

I replace mine every 2 - 3 years owing to this annoying grinding, cheap job if you have rewind tool and some copper based grease.

the disks are indeed rusty, the state of them hasn't changed, yet the noise started all of a sudden, is that how it happened with each of yours?