The noise is probably the ware sensors on the brake pads making noise the noise lets you know that the brakes are getting thin are are ready to be replaced.if you let this go to long you can damage the brake rotors, make sure you check to make sure the caliper is not sticking on the left side being this side is making more noise ,a stuck caliper can cause premature brake pads ware .
does this mean i will need a new caliper? or just new brakes and rotors?
if the caliper is is sticking ,or the rotor is ground up you may need a rotor or caliper ,the rotor will have a min. thickens spec. sometime you can have a shop machine the rotor ,but for what they will charge you about 20 bucks a rotor sometimes your better off spending another 10, 15 dollars and get a brand new one,as for the caliper if the caliper slides are the only thing sticking you sometimes can clean and lube the slides back up and they will be OK but if its the caliper piston thats sticking your looking @ a new caliper.if its just the ware sensors making noise all you will need is pads and machine rotors (or new rotors)you just want the surface of the rotor nice and straight when you replace the pads so your brakes work @ 100%.
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Your front right caliper may be sticking. The brake pad is most likely worn to the indicator or past it and rubbing on the rotor. The reason the abs light is coming on is the senor is probably rubbing on the rotor now due to the lack of brake pad surface or from the caliper sticking your rotor is warped. Look for heat spots (blueish coloring) on the rotor or high and low spots where it has been rubbing.
does this mean i will need a new caliper? or just new brakes and rotors?
It all depends on the condition of the caliper if it is sticking or not. If you have high miliage on the car you may just want to replace with a loaded caliper. This is a caliper that comes with the pads. should be about $65.00 each. I would replace the rotors also should be about $40.00
Thanks alot. i really appreciate it. im tinking about replacing all my brakes and rotors. front and back. so do i need to just buy rotors and pads and shoes? and calipers?
If you have over 100k on the car I would replace the front brakes with loaded calipers. Just replace the rotors and pads (drum and shoes) on the rear. If this is a drum brake setup you will want to take a good look at the wheel cylinders also. They are about a $20 part that tend to fail at high miliages, especially if you are in a high salt, snading winter area.
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