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HnTScarlet
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Nov 9, 2010, 5:00 PM

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My parents recently gave me a 96 Mercury Sable that had been sitting in their driveway for about 2 years. I have been driving this car for about a month now and things seemed fine at first. It was difficult to brake at first but has progressively gotten better. But within the last week it has started making a grinding noise coming from the rear passenger side tire (or so it seems to me) and more recently a squealing noise accompanying the grinding. I, at first, thought this was due to the fact that the rotor was rusty (the brake pads are fine) but I was told that if it were the rotors the noise would have been occuring from the beginning and should have faded away by now. Is this true? Are there other things I should be looking at/for?

Hammer Time
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Nov 9, 2010, 5:07 PM

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You could have had rusted rotors to start with and then eventually wore the pad right down to metal. No matter what, you need to get it inspected ASAP and stop driving it.

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HnTScarlet
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Nov 9, 2010, 5:11 PM

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I just inspected the brake pads today and didnt see anything wrong with them. The rotor was still a little rusty. Do you think this rusty rotor is my problem or do you think its something else?

Hammer Time
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Nov 9, 2010, 5:17 PM

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I can't diagnose your brakes without looking at them and you can't do it either without a thorough, professional inspection. Looking through the wheel doesn't cut it.

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