Elise 111R - Brakes Scratching

[boxel0]

Hello all,

THis past week my lotus's brakes have been scratching im unsure if its todo with the discs have a bit of rust from the rain and the pads are just scratching against the imperfections on the discs.
Or could it be the pads arwe worn down ?

Any ideas people ?

[aussiebeano]

maybe pads are worn. Get a torch and have a good look at them. You should be able to see the pad and where is joins onto the metallic body. See picture at this link. If there is only a few mm or nothing left, perhaps that is the scratching noise

http://www.eliseparts.com/shop/index.php?main_page...

[S Works]

As above, check the state of the pads. If they are badly worn, change immediately as you risk damaging the discs.

If braking doesn't feel impeded, it's more likely that you just have rust accumulating. Go for a good drive and it'll soon clean off.

[Lawrence5]

Mine sound horrid at the moment - it's damp and the car a bit unused. Best way to clean pads up is reversing IIRC..... I also ride the brake pedal for the first couple of miles to warm them and remove the oxidisation..... seems to help !