Hello all,

I installed 2 weeks ago, on all 4 corners, brand new Centric Premium rotors and Hawk HPS pads. Since my car has 130k miles, (and since I've had issues with the guide pins in the past) I decided to replace all guide pins and seals as well; I went ahead and replaced the seals around the piston too. With that being said, I'm getting a feint metal on metal sound coming from my new brakes. Mind you, this has been after almost 150 miles and 2 weeks of driving. I was meticulous on my install and replacement of seals. All areas were properly greased and lubricated where necessary. Calipers moved freely after the new install.

I checked for the clearance today between the dust shield and the rotor. Everything is fine. I also checked the clearance between the pad retaining clips and the rotor. One of the clips was close to the rotor, but there was no contact. I went ahead and fixed the clearance anyways while I was there.

I will attach a video of what the noise is here shortly.

My question is: is this normal over a period of time such as mine? Or is there something wrong here?

Best Regards

 

Below is a link to a video of the sound. The first wheel (the left front) is a louder noise than the second wheel (right front). Also, the first wheel is a TAD harder to spin.

Also, pads were properly bedded in following Hawk instructions.

Thanks for the help.

New Brake Rotors/Pads Sounds - YouTube

 

It sounds like the pads are rubbing on the rotors when you spin it. I would think that is normal; however, I could be wrong. Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

 

Mine did the same for about 200 miles after my install, but I have slotted and drilled rotors. After a few good stops, sound went away and brakes have been perfect since. 4000 miles on them now and all looked good during tire rotation last weekend.

 

See, I knew it was normal after a short period of time. I just wasn't sure for how long. I'll keep an eye on it and hopefully it will go away!