Disc brakes noise

tudj

I'm quite sure this isn't an issue but would rather be safe than sorry;

My brakes (X0 Trail) have started making an unpleasant noise under medium/heavy braking, there is still plenty of stopping power and the pads have quite a bit left to go before they need replacing. The noise is similar to that squeal you get when the discs are wet but not as high pitched, the first time I heard it I assumed the pads had worn right down and as it sounded like metal on metal.

Is it something to be concerned about or is it a case of "they work so it's fine"?

Cheers

agentsammo

good be that the discs are slightly out of whack (bent) mine make the same noise under load, i keep meaning to straighten them back again, but keep forgetting to do so.

I would just bend them back into position again to check that is the case, if it isn't then take it to the shop to get it fixed

allthegearnoidea

pop your pads out and check if they've a shiny surface, if so, lightly rub them down and remove the shine, i also worth looking to see that the pads are moving equally to the disc rather than one side pushing the disc over to the other,

iirc. there's a post in the faq's about squeeling brakes