Update on rear brake/axle sound .. whine sound ...

[Rick]

I thought I'd bring this old thread back to life to see if anyone had figured this out. I had something happen today for the first time. I slammed on the brakes hard and hear a grinding sound exactly like the pads had worn out and were eating the rotors. It only happens under hard braking and only in the last second or so before the truck comes to a complete stop. The sound comes from the passenger side rear. I've read about the other post with the ratcheting noise and the transfer case... This is not the same sound. (By the way... Kudos to the people who posted those sound clips!)

I only have 14k miles on the truck and have a hard time believing that the passenger side rear would wear out first. I checked out the rotors and didn't see where the pads have worn and or scored the rotors.

Any ideas?

[fourfourto]

I missed this tread I was away that week.

Mine sounds more like a grind,groun from the inside,the dealer dont know what the fvck is going on.

GRRR grrr

[K9sH3]

Mine makes a grinding noise, But mine seems to be coming from the front. I will let one of my employee's hang on to see if he can here it from outside.

[Hmmm2]

And ... I have the groan sound when appyling the brakes. Mine sounds like fourfourto's first sound clip.

[Rick]

My grinding sound only happens during the last second of the stop. I can slam on the brakes and if it takes 15 seconds to come to a stop... The noise only happens during the last 1 second. I can't see any wear on the rotor. I guess I'll pop it off this weekend just to see if it's the inner pad causing the problem... But it sounds like others are having the same issue.

I've read a lot on several websites... The general consensus is... There is no general consensus... And apparently the dealers are no help. (Like they ever are!)

Anyone have a clue?... At least a guess?

[Hmmm2]

Fourfourto is the next member here waiting to get the 'verdict' on his groan. F5stop had his turn out to be the transfer case, which was replaced. After fourfourto, I'll be headed back to the dealer with my ongoing groan.

[Rick]

Someone PMed me from another board and said they had the same issue and that the dealer had to replce their whole brake assembly. Makes sense I guess... If you can get the dealer to cover it.

[Hmmm2]

Originally Posted by Rick

My grinding sound only happens during the last second of the stop. I can slam on the brakes and if it takes 15 seconds to come to a stop... The noise only happens during the last 1 second.

That's how mine began. It's only at that very last second. As time progresses, it'll be the last 2 seconds, 3 seconds ... up to about 5 seconds. But, the groan begins to get louder and you feel it in the brake pedal.

[Crash ?]

This isn't the anti-lock doing it's thing is it..???

Rob