surfdog

My car makes a ringing sound. I thought it was coming from the brakes, as I just had the rear pads replaced. However, when I press the brakes the sound still comes up into my open window, ring singing, kind of like. Anyway, it is an anoying sound. I am going back to the shop that did the brakes. I haven't paid yet. Any pearls of wisdom?
On a higher note. These are killer cars. I got mine a couple weeks ago. Thanks

Muhammad

Where's it coming from? Ringing? I'm having a hard time imagining it.

surfdog

it is more like a sustained riiiiiiiiiiing. Like something touching a brake disk as it spins

Style12v

This can be caused if anti-squeel wasn't put on the back of the pads. You can pick this up at most automotive parts shop.

surfdog

still going.

Seattle Scott

person running their fingernails across a chalk board? Which is closer?

Muhammad

Need to back the pads with anti-squeal, or better set the pads and rotors... sand the surface of the pads a tad to get the glazing off, maybe also scrub the rotors.

Decolliber

Metal heat shields and other shrouds make become distorted so that they vibrate against something and make a ringing sound. My daughter's Escort made such a sound and I found it was the heat shield on the exhaust just barely touching the muffler.

Decolliber

One other thing. I recall that the metal shield on a rear brake rotor on another car vibrated, touching metal, also making a ringing sound.

surfdog

more like the chalk board effect.