2017 RAV4. PO ran on bad brakes for so long they stopped grinding.
I replaced the front axle with new Napa premium rotors/pads. About 1 month in they started making a grinding/whirring noise at any speed less than 5mph, especially when warmed up.
Replaced the rotors with new Napa adaptive one = no difference
Replaced the pads/hardware with Autozone Gold, greased all contact points and slider pins = fixed
So it was the pads. NOW a month later I have the same issue again. Grinding at low speed usually right before coming to a stop. Although not as bad.
I’m gonna assume it’s the calipers. Am I overlooking anything at this point? Could it be defective pads again? I’ve never had a caliper fail on me like this. Especially sub 40k miles, but I suppose running a pad past it’s wear point will do it’s damage.
I replaced the front axle with new Napa premium rotors/pads. About 1 month in they started making a grinding/whirring noise at any speed less than 5mph, especially when warmed up.
Replaced the rotors with new Napa adaptive one = no difference
Replaced the pads/hardware with Autozone Gold, greased all contact points and slider pins = fixed
So it was the pads. NOW a month later I have the same issue again. Grinding at low speed usually right before coming to a stop. Although not as bad.
I’m gonna assume it’s the calipers. Am I overlooking anything at this point? Could it be defective pads again? I’ve never had a caliper fail on me like this. Especially sub 40k miles, but I suppose running a pad past it’s wear point will do it’s damage.