I have been having trouble with my front brakes constantly squeaking. This noise only goes away when the brakes are applied heavily or lightly. Decided to take the caliper off and have yet another close look. I was surprised to see that the pads are not wearing smoothly, in fact they are being gouged with well defined tracks and the pad flaking away between gouge marks:
I have examined the rotor and by rotating it between my fingers I can feel many raised pin spots. Their position on the rotor matches with the tracks on the pads:
Below the wheel size marking and on the rotor there is a silver track just below the center line of the wear area and it terminates to the left of the photo's vertical center line. I have attempted to photograph the head of this line but was unsuccessful. Under a magnifier the silver track is actually a tear in the metal that terminated with a raised head. I cannot confirm if there is an embedded particle in the head. Each track on the pads corresponds to one of these features.
Has anyone seen this behaviour before on a brake rotor and is there a remedy?
Thank you for any advice offered - Much appreciated.
Edit - I spelt Disc wrong, again!
I have examined the rotor and by rotating it between my fingers I can feel many raised pin spots. Their position on the rotor matches with the tracks on the pads:
Below the wheel size marking and on the rotor there is a silver track just below the center line of the wear area and it terminates to the left of the photo's vertical center line. I have attempted to photograph the head of this line but was unsuccessful. Under a magnifier the silver track is actually a tear in the metal that terminated with a raised head. I cannot confirm if there is an embedded particle in the head. Each track on the pads corresponds to one of these features.
Has anyone seen this behaviour before on a brake rotor and is there a remedy?
Thank you for any advice offered - Much appreciated.
Edit - I spelt Disc wrong, again!
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