2003 Ford Explorer making metal grinding noise

Asked by GuruH85CT Jul 29, 2019 at 11:41 PM about the 2003 Ford Explorer XLT V6

Question type: General

2003 Ford Explorer making metal grinding noise, replaced both front hubs still
making grinding noise while coming to a stop and applying brakes. I checked
brake pads and disks they are okay. Any recommendations?

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Marj answered 5 years ago

Could be a pebble between the pad and rotor. Or something around there is scraping. Narrow it down to which wheel is making the noise and then take the wheel off and look closer.

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