graham.reeds Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 (edited) I developed a scraping noise about 300 yards from home in the rear left wheel arch. Can't see anything. It is not gear dependent and occurs when clutch depressed. Edited April 29, 2018 by graham.reeds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobdayd Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Try brake pads...when you hear the noise put your foot on the brakes and see if it changes. It may just be overnight corrosion between the friction material and the disc or you could be down to the backplate on one of the pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham.reeds Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) Just went out and spent 5 minutes comparing left to right with a bathroom mirror. No obvious issues. Started her up, gingerly pulled forward...no noise. Slowly drove around the block, finally plucked up courage and put it into third. Still nothing. My working theory is that a stone must of got into the brake and that was the sound (but it sounded like metal on metal). Reversing onto the drive dislodged it. Glad it happened 300 yards and not 300 miles away. I am just over 39850 so I will put her in for a service (despite having one 4000 miles ago) and put my mind at rest. Edited April 30, 2018 by graham.reeds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 If there was a stone caught between the pad and disc, you'll see a groove in the disc. If there's a groove, don't worry about it. It'll disappear in a few hundred miles after the disc wears back down evenly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) If the sound is like a squeal or scrape it could be a stone. If it is more like a chuffing noise it could be the parking drum brakes. As they don't have any friction wear then a small amount of rust can cause a light chuff on the shoes. Edited April 30, 2018 by Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggyjam Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 I had this. Sounded catastrophic. Disappeared. Think it was a Stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cay-Man Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 It’s a really common issue on the cars, stones get caught between the metal brake shroud at the back. It will eventually work loose or you can sometimes fish them out by pushing the brake shroud back and the stone will drop out. Noise is is awful though, sounds much worse than you’d think 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Beanoir™ Posted April 30, 2018 Founder Share Posted April 30, 2018 15 minutes ago, Cay-Man said: It’s a really common issue on the cars, stones get caught between the metal brake shroud at the back. It will eventually work loose or you can sometimes fish them out by pushing the brake shroud back and the stone will drop out. Noise is is awful though, sounds much worse than you’d think This ^ Nearly always caught between the rear of the disc and the sheet metal shield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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