Question:
Hello! I just changed new aftermarket brake pads on my 1997 Maxima. Then I heard weird noies from right rear everytime I hit brake. I went to an auto shop to check out the problem. The guy told me to change back to new original Nissan pads for 120 dollars. He said that may solve the problem. But not guarantee. So should I go for it? Any comments are welcome. Thank you.
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I think one of your new "cheaper" brake pads has come loose from the metal backing. That would be a 3 minute job to check by yourself in the driveway, up on a jack. While jacked up...Another idea on your rear disc brake... perhaps the caliper piston is having trouble retracting. It just grinds the pad lightly against the disc after you let off the brakes. Dust, dirt, age, high heat distortion from the past useage? Can you visually watch the piston extend and retract while someone else applies the brake?
If not, jack up that wheel and can you spin the wheel with your hand and listen to the sound as it happens?
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We ARE talking about disc brake PADS and not drum brake shoes, I hope? The Maxima was an expensive car in its time. I'm assuming 4-wheel disc?
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if its only the one side its not it..iv had problems with calipers More often...the also is an anti rattle clip the many mechanics leave out. try to give maximum info.. is it a screech? a clunk? a crunch? all info helps.I dont know who did the job #1 but I would pull the right rear and see if they were installed properly,some people should not work on cars,especially brakes where lives are at stake.If you payed someone to do it they should guarantee their work.
what kind of noise is it.maybe you should check the pad again.could have been put on wrong.
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Is the noise is constant when you brake, it should come from the pad itself.
If the noise is a cyclic clunk, then you can suspect of the rotor. or the hand brake mechanism.
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A professional mechanic should be able to tell you what the probable problem is, after hearing the noise.
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