Achilles99
Enthusiast
After a recent driver's ed event, my friend's Viper started making a weird metal popping noise in tight turns (parking deck). We took off his wheels, and the rear parking brake pads were completely worn down.
Coincidence, or is it possible the track event contributed to this? Could this be the source of the weird noise? We also noticed that his right rear rotor was really uneven around the outside edge (about 1/2" on the outside edge was worn down considerable more than the inside portion of the rotor).
We installed new rotors thinking this would fix the problem, but the popping was still there. To avoid further damage, my friend drove the car immediately to Palmer Dodge in Atlanta to get it checked out. They think the rear parking pads is the culprit, and quoted $300 for the pads/labor for the rear parking brake.
Does this sound about right? I removed the rear parking brake pads in about 30 minutes (my first time doing it, could probably do it in 10 minutes now). Are the pads that expensive?
Any ideas on the metal popping noise?
Coincidence, or is it possible the track event contributed to this? Could this be the source of the weird noise? We also noticed that his right rear rotor was really uneven around the outside edge (about 1/2" on the outside edge was worn down considerable more than the inside portion of the rotor).
We installed new rotors thinking this would fix the problem, but the popping was still there. To avoid further damage, my friend drove the car immediately to Palmer Dodge in Atlanta to get it checked out. They think the rear parking pads is the culprit, and quoted $300 for the pads/labor for the rear parking brake.
Does this sound about right? I removed the rear parking brake pads in about 30 minutes (my first time doing it, could probably do it in 10 minutes now). Are the pads that expensive?
Any ideas on the metal popping noise?