Well, as it turns out, I'm going to stick to the 93 camaro that I've been driving. I have a problem, though (I think..) Recently, my ABS INOP light has been coming on and flashing. It doesn't start until I'm down the road a little ways and I've already braked a few times. The brakes seem to be working just fine. But I dont know. Also, there's a noise coming from the front brakes of the car. It's like a grinding noise. Like a whetstone on metal. I've recently replaced the pads on both of the front tire. Is this normal? Ever since owning a 1991 Chevy Silverado truck that was half a** put together, I'm almost paranoid when I drive a vehicle. Am I flipping out over a normal sound? Thanks for the help!

did you resurface your rotors when you changed the pads.if not your pads will wear pretty quick because the surface is uneven. if there pretty new make sure you didn't bend the tab that scrapes against the rotor to tell you you pads are wore out. also check your brake fluid level

No. I didn't resurface them. A friend helped me with the job. We were running out of time because we both had to get moving, but he told me that we didn't have to because the rotor surface was already pretty even. I 'll be sure to check the brake fluid, though.

if you used cheap pads thats your problem.on the ends they got to be beveled. cheap pads are straight and make noise.also not cutting rotors make a problem also.

No. I didn't resurface them. A friend helped me with the job. We were running out of time because we both had to get moving, but he told me that we didn't have to because the rotor surface was already pretty even. I 'll be sure to check the brake fluid, though.
you should allways resurface your rotors even if you think there even. you need to get through the glazing and down to a good fresh cut uniform surface. I would redo them. the pads aren't that expensive and chalk it up to a lesson learned.;) never good to rush things. " Never time to do it right, but allways time to do it twice " sorry I know you didn't want to hear that :thumbsup:

I disagree, rotors should not be resurfaced unless they have excessive runout or surface problems. Turning rotors reduces rotor mass which reduces the heat capacity.
Read this: http://www.aa1car.com/library/2003/bf110322.htm

Check your work, the caliper retention pins or end clips may have come loose.
David

Ill second that David.

Something possibly overlooked are the bearing packs themselves. I have witnessed this a couple of times... and funny as it may be... all the times I have seen this, its been on a 93. Which was the reason for the ABS in-op to flash. If you have a scanner, you can verify this rather simply.

On the mechanical side of things, having no taper on the leading edge of the pads could be a contributing factor. Could also be a pistion cocked in the bore... or the spring clips.

I would just re-check everything to see if its out of the norm. If you have a scanner, run the code for the brake ABS in-op... as that might tell you a lot more.

I stand corrected not everytime. but I must say most of the time my self included have waited and put off replacing the pads to long and the rotors have become damaged. Good article david.