MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: wallybanger on July 07, 2011, 08:04:47 pm

Title: Rear brake guards
Post by: wallybanger on July 07, 2011, 08:04:47 pm

Today coming home i heard a loud bang from the back of the car then a rubbing noise metal on metal turns out that the guard has completely came loose and started rubbing on the disc! has anyone seen this before?? seems a bit strange! now iam goin to have to lift the caliper assembly off and the disc and most likely replace it . :fighting:

Title: Re: Rear brake guards
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on July 07, 2011, 08:06:27 pm

Its a hourendous noise isnt it.

I sometimes get stones between the disc and guard and it makes the same noise

Title: Re: Rear brake guards
Post by: wallybanger on July 07, 2011, 08:15:00 pm

Your not jokin !  :signLOL: Its just hanging in behind the disc nothing seems to be holding and i cant be bothered fixing it tonite ! may just turn the radio up  :drinking:

Title: Re: Rear brake guards
Post by: RedRobin on July 07, 2011, 08:23:25 pm

^
Don't let the stone score your disc though!

I seriously wonder if it's worth having these guards at all. I have them on the front but not on the rear brakes.

Title: Re: Rear brake guards
Post by: wallybanger on July 07, 2011, 08:26:49 pm

There def isnt a stone there! its the guard that is touchin the disc just ever so slightly ! the joys........ hahaha

Title: Re: Rear brake guards
Post by: luckyGti on July 07, 2011, 09:17:11 pm

I had the same terrible noise the other week and saw that my rear grit guard was extremely close to my disk, I ended up bending the disc guard back a couple of centimetres and so far so good.