99 brake problem

[chris96transport]

I have a 1999 taurus and the brakes were making the squell and then finally started making the metal on metal griding nose brouht it home parked in my driveway went to the parts store bought the cheapest set of brakepads for the car came home changed them driver side didnt seem to bad but passenger side was gone so i figured my calliper needed to be replaced didnt have the money for that this week so I just put the pads on and figured I would change the caliper next week well I went to take it for a test drive and it still makes that grinding noise is it doing that because of my caliper being gone or do i got something else wrong I know its not the roter booth sides are as smooth as a babys bottom.

[shorod]

Have you checked the rear brakes as well? When you replaced the pads on the passenger side, did you have any difficulty compressing the caliper? Did you open the bleeder to compress the caliper, or force the fluid back through the hose and to the master cylinder? Is there any brake pedal pulsation during braking?

-Rod

[chris96transport]

yea rear brakes were done a few weeks back. I did have difaculty with the calliper and no i did not loseten the bleeder forced the flued back into the resevor when I first pressed the peddle it went all the way down and no there is no posating of the brakes just that grinding noise

[shorod]

Did the caliper on the driver's side compress noticeably more easily than the passenger side caliper? If so, you may have a brake hose that's keeping the caliper expanded, causing the brakes to wear quickly. That would probably cause a slight pull of the car as well as very hot brakes. However, that wouldn't necessarily explain the noise with new pads. I'd suspect that you have a anti rattle clip that didn't get properly installed or maybe something came loose in the rear brakes. Does your '99 have drum brakes in the rear? Have you pulled them since the brake job to see if there's evidence of anything rubbing? Did you notice if all four shoes had the same length of friction material and make sure to get the shoes in the correct orientation (shorter shoe towards the front)?

In the front, check the rotors carefully for signs of wear. If there is a rusty lip on the inner or outer diameter, that could cause the noise. Such a noise would often only be apparent under light braking.

If you're still not finding anything, you really should consider having them inspected by a professional. Brakes are a pretty critical system.

-Rod