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In the past, I've changed between 30-35 sets of brakes on vehicles I own. Brakes, rotors, calipers, hub assemblies, the usual stuff. But, I have never worked on wifey's Honda because well, you know how that goes.
A couple of weeks ago we had the brakes done in her car at the local shop. We get the car back and after arriving home I saw the rear rotors were still slightly scarred, and I thought WTF, they didn't turn them? They turned the fronts, but not the rears.
Then, the brakes started making a grinding sound like...worn brakes. I immediately thought they overlooked the rears and that's where the sound was coming from; the shop got real defensive and said you didn't pay for rear brakes to be done. Fair enough, not happy about that part of it, but that's a different story.
Mechanic says the pads have a film on them causing the grinding noise when hot. But, the mechanic ground the pad down, so everything should be good.
I'm thinking, yeah sure.
Now the grinding sound has returned.
Is there any merit to what the mechanic is saying, that the pad is the problem?
While I somewhat suspect the pads are the problem, I'm thinking it sounds more like crappy pads.
Thanks for any input and help you guys may be able to provide.
A couple of weeks ago we had the brakes done in her car at the local shop. We get the car back and after arriving home I saw the rear rotors were still slightly scarred, and I thought WTF, they didn't turn them? They turned the fronts, but not the rears.
Then, the brakes started making a grinding sound like...worn brakes. I immediately thought they overlooked the rears and that's where the sound was coming from; the shop got real defensive and said you didn't pay for rear brakes to be done. Fair enough, not happy about that part of it, but that's a different story.
Mechanic says the pads have a film on them causing the grinding noise when hot. But, the mechanic ground the pad down, so everything should be good.
I'm thinking, yeah sure.
Now the grinding sound has returned.
Is there any merit to what the mechanic is saying, that the pad is the problem?
While I somewhat suspect the pads are the problem, I'm thinking it sounds more like crappy pads.
Thanks for any input and help you guys may be able to provide.