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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 06:34 AM
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right i just fitted new discs and pads to my other halfs ka,
according to the car spares these are the right parts for the car, but if you jack the car up and spin the whees there is a deffinate resistance on the brakes, both sides.

could the meat on the pads be 2 much causing it to bind up??

it dosnt look like the discs are hitting the callipers but i just dont know where to look next

please help
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 10:13 AM
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If its front wheels they are never going to spin freely! Depends what you mean by binding really.
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 11:58 AM
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when you spin the wheel there is more resistance that what there should be, ie hard to spin

when driving you can hear the pads against the disc n it rumbles when the pedel is pressed
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 11:58 AM
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And you say these are brand new discs and pads.....
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 12:07 PM
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the pads were on nackerd discs for about 3 miles (test drive) it made some bad noises so i decided 2 get new discs asap,

so yea
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 12:09 PM
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Was it making these noises before you changed them?
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 04:46 PM
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no,but iv just worked out what was happening, the metal part of the break pad was rubbing on the hub part of the disc, just grinded it down a tad n seems to have cured the problem,

cheers for your help safechav
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Originally Posted by markeyboy
no,but iv just worked out what was happening, the metal part of the break pad was rubbing on the hub part of the disc, just grinded it down a tad n seems to have cured the problem,

cheers for your help safechav


That must have been some really sheap shitty parts

I presume you modified the pad as opposed to the disc.....?
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