Metal on Metal Screeching Sound From Rotor Guard

Racecarbox616 · 11-10-2009, 05:57 PM

As I was leaving work today my driver side Front wheel was making a LOUD metal on metal screeching sound. It was making the sound regardless of braking, driving forward or backward. After I parked the car and the rotor cooled I put my hand behind the rotor toward the bottom and pushed back the metal shield that is behind the Rotor out. The sound is now gone.

Has anyone ever had this happen? What would cause this rotor shield to bend?

Is this shield even necessary?

02typesnick · 11-10-2009, 08:56 PM

the shield is necessary. it is supposed to divert wind to the back of the rotor to cool it...for some reason the bend just enough to scrape just bend it back a touch like you did and your good

milkshakes · 11-10-2009, 09:41 PM

Every time I am driving on an incline (like driving down a ramp in a parking garage or up a hill) and apply the brakes, I hear a metal on metal screeching sound but when I apply the brakes any other time it doesn't make the sound.
Is that from the rotor shield as well?