Brake Pad Rubbing

[RCEBNR]

hi guys... noticed this yesterday when slowing from abt 80-0 along hoddle st in melb... there was waht sounds like the usual 'low pad' metal on metal scraping sound comin ffrom my front left brake.. had a look this morning and the pad seems like it has heaps of meat still left, so i pulled the wheel off and took a closer look.. see the photos.. the pad is rubbing on the hub...

is this supposed to be happenin or is somethin loose

[djr81]

hi guys... noticed this yesterday when slowing from abt 80-0 along hoddle st in melb... there was waht sounds like the usual 'low pad' metal on metal scraping sound comin ffrom my front left brake.. had a look this morning and the pad seems like it has heaps of meat still left, so i pulled the wheel off and took a closer look.. see the photos.. the pad is rubbing on the hub...

is this supposed to be happenin or is somethin loose

No it shouldn't be happening. The pad should clear as in the photo below. Best get it sorted before there is another Hoddle Street massacre...

[RCEBNR]

ok.. think ive nutted it out by looking at it... that pad was on the outside of the disc, when it should be the inside pad... whoever did the pads b4 i bought the car must have had it in the wrong way... does that look/seem right...

ive swapped them round and all seems good.. wouldnt mind confirmation tho..

[Duncan]

holy crap you mean the pad side was facing away from the disc and the backing plate was rubbing on the disk?

I can't really tell from the photo....but if thats what happened you were in a death trap. Take it back to the dealer and get brand new discs and pads and jump up and down a bit

[RCEBNR]

no, the pads were just around the wrong way , with the outside pad being on the inside of the disc and vice-versa..

makes me wonder abt other work that may have been done on the car with such errors... touch wood...

[ferni]

no, the pads were just around the wrong way , with the outside pad being on the inside of the disc and vice-versa..

makes me wonder abt other work that may have been done on the car with such errors... touch wood...

How would you of got the pins to hold the pad in there then?

[PMATT]

hi guys... noticed this yesterday when slowing from abt 80-0 along hoddle st in melb... there was waht sounds like the usual 'low pad' metal on metal scraping sound comin ffrom my front left brake.. had a look this morning and the pad seems like it has heaps of meat still left, so i pulled the wheel off and took a closer look.. see the photos.. the pad is rubbing on the hub...

is this supposed to be happenin or is somethin loose

One pad has a wear indicator on it and the other hasn't by changing them around you have stopped it from rubbing.AT least you found the problem quickly. Inside of disc face there is nothing for it to foul on but outside face of disc it rubs on the rotor hub as you can see in your picture.The pads are only held in by 2 pins so they can be put in either way.

[RCEBNR]

correct.. glad its all fixed now... did a thorough check of the other front pad to make sure they both werent on incorrectly..