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Rough sounding brakes!
We recently bought a high(ish) mileage (80,000) two year old Golf Bluemotion from Car Giant supermarket. The brakes have always been a little squeaky, however after a 300 mile journey back from The Lake District yesterday they sounded dreadful this morning when leaving the house.
It didn't sound like just a little surface corrosion rubbing off but something more serious, after driving a couple of miles the mysterious noise has once again gone. I looked at the discs and pads for signs of wear but both seem to have lots of meat on them.
It didn't sound like just a little surface corrosion rubbing off but something more serious, after driving a couple of miles the mysterious noise has once again gone. I looked at the discs and pads for signs of wear but both seem to have lots of meat on them.
Asked on 13 November 2012 by charlie1987
Answered by
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Surface rust from standing overnight being rubbed off by the pads. But as the car gets older and oxidation takes hold, particularly of the rear discs, this will get worse.
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