There is a terrible "graunching" sound when I put my foot on the brakes my friend said I nee a booster?
Oct 29, 2012 at 10:40 PM
terrible "graunching" sound when I put my foot on the brakes
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More then likely this is the booster so I would replace it and retest. Here are the instructions from the manual on how to replace this.
However, if you have not inspected the brakes it may just be that they are metal to metal. So here are the guides that will help with this:
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-front-brake-pads-and-rotors-fwd
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-rear-brake-pads-and-rotors
Please run through this and we can go from there. Thanks
However, if you have not inspected the brakes it may just be that they are metal to metal. So here are the guides that will help with this:
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-front-brake-pads-and-rotors-fwd
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-rear-brake-pads-and-rotors
Please run through this and we can go from there. Thanks
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