My rear brakes both make noises like they are constantly dragging on the caliper bracket or something and this has been going on for a while. I remember hearing somewhere that c-clips can wear out and cause problems similar to this. So could that be causing the problem I am having? Also, how hard/how much would it cost to get them replaced?


On a possibly unrelated/related note, both my ASR off and ABS lights are on in my dash and im not quite sure why. Any ideas?

 

well I know my C-clips wore out in the stock rear many years ago with only about 60-70 K miles on the clock. When going around a corner you could hear the axle shift out and start dragging caliper on the rotor... I will do a quick search because I think I have pics of it somewhere...

As for the ASR and ABS lights since you have a 4 sensor setup there are sensors at each wheel, and if there is contact from the axle shifting due to the C-clip the sensor is more then likely screwed. They are pretty much magnets that are close but not touching that read a spinning ring, and if things shift it could cause issues...

 

well here are some of my old posts about this similar issue, but couldn't find the pics...

http://web.camaross.com/forums/showthread.php?t=392118
http://web.camaross.com/forums/showthread.php?t=450702
http://web.camaross.com/forums/showthread.php?t=351187

 

Thanks for the help. My car used to grind when I would turn, but it stopped doing that out of nowhere and was fine for a few months. Then, once I stopped driving it alot because I got my truck, the rear end started making this noise. It sounds like a constant rubbing/scrubbing noise from both sides.

 

THe diff is probably gone. My car did the same thing. how many miles on it?

Just a fyi, when i replaced the c clips the noise went away for a while. But it slowly but surely came back, so it may work as a temp. fix but i wouldnt trust it for the long haul.

Is the noise you get a metal on metal screech?

 

It not a screech, it sounds more like a scrubbing, almost like sandpaper on wood, but a little different.