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Jul 26, 2004 | 09:37 AM

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rear brake grinding

I am going into the shop for new front brakes tomorrow, but just this weekend my rears started to make a metal on metal grinding sound. I didn't have a chance to look closely but it looks like the rear pad is grinding metal off of the rotor. I'm not getting a brake light and the pad looks to have plenty of thickness on it. Any thoughts. TIA.

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Jul 26, 2004 | 09:42 AM

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the pads onthe inside wear faster than the outer ones...

or a chunk of a pad could have come off...if you groove the fvck out of the rear rotors youll get new ones

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Jul 26, 2004 | 09:43 AM

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so there are pads on the other side of teh rotor as well. hey i learned something.

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Jul 26, 2004 | 09:44 AM

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how many miles you got?

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Jul 26, 2004 | 09:50 AM

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58k

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Jul 26, 2004 | 10:02 AM

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also...if this is a worn pad.. shouldn't the dealer have noticed and replaced at 50K service?

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Jul 26, 2004 | 10:03 AM

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Rear pads have no wear sensors.

Best to take a wheel off and inspect both the inner and outer pads.

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Jul 26, 2004 | 10:35 AM

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hmm learning more. i just picked up all new pads from the dealer. getting replaced tomorrow. thx

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Jul 26, 2004 | 10:39 AM

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and FYI rear brake pads for 2002 a4 1.8tq is 8E0-698-451-A $49.52.

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Jul 26, 2004 | 01:02 PM

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The dealers can be really picky about replacing pads- They require them to be almost gone.

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