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Rub rub noise when braking

Postby DanMK7uk » Thu Feb 19, 2026 8:15 pm

Alright you lovelies!

Applying brake at slow speed can hear a rubbing sound. Brake pads plenty of life left not took part yet whats the likely culprit discs are not scored and under less than 10k on em.

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Re: Rub rub noise when braking

Postby metalworker0 » Thu Feb 19, 2026 9:12 pm

the wheel hub nut/ bearing trouble, you talked about is the leading suspect.

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Re: Rub rub noise when braking

Postby DanMK7uk » Thu Feb 19, 2026 9:24 pm

Evening mark, different van. Iv got 2 of them. Cheers
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Re: Rub rub noise when braking

Postby metalworker0 » Thu Feb 19, 2026 10:15 pm

OK then ... left things in that you said were OK, so others gain from my answer
Pads low.
Bit of grit/ stone off road embedded in pad or jammed in front of it
Discs very corroded in need of replacement, badly scored with damaged surface,
Heat damage to disks - then you get hard spots and soft spots making surface grabby in some areas and less grabby in other areas.
Van not used a lot and has rusty discs that may take sometime to clean up.
If intermittent rub noise - warped discs.
Pads were installed onto rusty worn out discs are now bedded in and are now contacting surfaces that were rusty.
Loose caliper bolts .. or sliding pin bolts .. or wire retainer loose
General build of rust and crud inside the caliper
Separation of friction material from the pad backing plate

There's probably more. i just cant think of them

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Re: Rub rub noise when braking

Postby DanMK7uk » Thu Feb 19, 2026 11:14 pm

metalworker0 wrote:OK then ... left things in that you said were OK, so others gain from my answer
Pads low.
Bit of grit/ stone off road embedded in pad or jammed in front of it
Discs very corroded in need of replacement, badly scored with damaged surface,
Heat damage to disks - then you get hard spots and soft spots making surface grabby in some areas and less grabby in other areas.
Van not used a lot and has rusty discs that may take sometime to clean up.
If intermittent rub noise - warped discs.
Pads were installed onto rusty worn out discs are now bedded in and are now contacting surfaces that were rusty.
Loose caliper bolts .. or sliding pin bolts .. or wire retainer loose
General build of rust and crud inside the caliper
Separation of friction material from the pad backing plate

There's probably more. i just cant think of them



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Re: Rub rub noise when braking

Postby dumper » Fri Feb 20, 2026 5:34 pm

On my mk8 twin wheel I got a small stone trapped between the disc and backplate when you could hear it was very loud.
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1986 mk3 2.5 di swb
1990 190 lwb 2.5 di
1998 100 lwb 2.5 di
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