DIY brake pad change fail

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I have a fiat panda which is my shed, tip run, runaround. About 2 months ago I changed the front brake pads, following a youtube tutorial.

All seemed well until around a week ago when I started to notice a scraping noise which is pretty much constant while driving. The only time it stops is when I use the brakes.

Upon inspecting the discs, they are red hot after a journey and a ring is starting to appear which wasnt there when i changed the pads.

Clearly something has gone wrong as they seem to be rubbing constantly. I can still pick up speed like normal and coasting doesn't seem to be any different either, but it's ever present.

I know it is perhaps a stupid question that cannot be diagnosed without seeing it, but is there anything obvious I've missed or forgotten to do?

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That's a shame, I've grown rather attached to the panda in a strange sort of way but if I've knackered the callipers up I won't be DIYing that, nor will I be paying for a pricey repair that will probably include new discs.

I could do with a bigger tip run car anyway so me and the panda are probably coming to the end of our journey.

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ChocolateFrog said:

You'd scrap a car over a sticking caliper and a pair of discs?

If the price mentioned above is anywhere close to accurate, I would scrap a £600 car rather than spend more than that repairing it, yes. Especially when I'm going to be in the market for a bigger runaround soon anyway.

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I'll post some pics when I get chance this weekend