Ima a college student with a very tight budget and Ive heard grinding on my back drivers side wheel. My friend says its the rotor and we saw that it was pretty rusted and worn. I was going to go ahead and replace both REAR rotors, but would it throw off the front rotors? I drive a 98 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4.
The front rotors are a bit worn, but not to the point where they are grinding. I really can only afford to fix the rear.
Also my friend is going to install the rotors/brake pads (he's done it before). Anything precautionary I should watch for?
Thanks!
2007-07-29 13:46:43 · 9 answers · asked by Alex H 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
As far as i know the calibers are fine, its just the grinding i heard when driving. I wouldnt even be pressing on the brake and still hear the grinding and sqeaking. this is only the rear driver side.
2007-07-29 14:01:19 · update #1
and i do feel the pulsating at times
2007-07-29 14:02:32 · update #2
The problem might not be in the rotors and pads...you might just have a bad wheel bearing, you can check the bearing, If you can jack up the rear, getting tires off the ground, then try to move the tire up or down, or from side to side, if so, then bad bearing...while off the ground spin the tire and do you hear the noise? I would do this before I replace the rotors and pads...but if the pads are below the replacments level and you have metal to metal contact, then you will need the rotors and pads...good luck
2007-07-29 14:14:45 · answer #1 · answered by gotspeed7883 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rear brakes only contribute to roughly 30% of braking force. The front make up the other 70%. Inspect the rear calipers and brake lines, a caliper may be hung, in which case it will have to be replaced or rebuilt. Replace if you've never rebuilt a caliper before. If it is just the spent pad scraping against the rotor, take off BOTH rotors and have them non-directionally machined and replace with the same type brake pad on the front, ie; semi-metallic or non-asbestos organic(NAO). Don't mix and match pads.Concentrate on keeping your front brakes in tip top shape.
2007-07-29 14:07:18 · answer #2 · answered by SouthBayTech 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you replace your brake pads regularly you will never have to replace the rotors. The pads cost 30-40 for the front wheels. Why don't you and your friend just check to see if your front pads need to be replaced? The only reason rotors ever become scored/damaged is because you have worn your pads down to the backing plate, and that's the grinding you hear.
2007-07-29 13:50:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
If the fronts are OK, changing them is not necessary. If the rear rotors can be machined, they will be fine.
2007-07-29 14:00:55 · answer #4 · answered by ted j 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I understand working on a tight budget,
but remember that your front brakes do most of the stopping.
2007-07-29 13:55:42 · answer #5 · answered by Paul S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It won't affect the fronts. If your friend does the work make sure the brake system is bled of any air.
2007-07-29 14:05:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
figure about $70 an hour for labor and 2-3 hours cause shops charge by the most time they can do do a simple job like that.
2016-04-01 08:47:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to be good u know u should change the front to so u wont have to be worried bout anything.
2007-07-29 14:16:55 · answer #8 · answered by trouble 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
caliper`s OK ?
2007-07-29 13:52:48 · answer #9 · answered by bigfred1954 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋