Brake Service in Yakima
Brake Repair in Yakima is easy at AutoMetrics!
How to know if you need brake service
Most brake pads have an audible brake wear indicator. This is a small piece of metal that rubs on your brake rotor when the brake pads are worn to the point they should be replaced. The noise is a chirp or soft squeal. This noise gives Yakima motorists enough essential warning to get proper brake repair while there is still enough brake pad left to enable you to stop safely.
Yakima auto owners who ignore the chirp typically find that the sound changes to a grinding noise. That is more serious. It means that the friction material on your brake pad is worn away and metal parts of the brake are grinding against the rotor when you press on the brakes. Obviously, this detrimental metal-on-metal means that your brakes aren’t stopping very well. It also means that your rotor is being damaged. It may need to be resurfaced or even replaced.
Pedal pulsation – rotor alignment
Pedal pulsation is another noticeable problem. When your rotor is not in perfect alignment, it pushes against the brake pads unevenly as you apply the brakes. There could be a number of reasons for this. The rotor and wheel hub may not be mating well, causing the rotor to be spinning out of vertical alignment (improper torque of lug nuts can cause this). This dangerous misalignment can be caused by either the rotor or the hub, or a combination of the two. If this problem persists, the rotor may even start to wear unevenly to the point that its thickness varies, causing an even more noticeable pulsation. This uneven mating of the brake pad and the rotor when braking means less contact and it will reduce braking power.
How we can help
Your service center or the team at AutoMetrics in Yakima can determine the cause of the detrimental misalignment and remedy the problem. Either unusual brake noise or pedal pulsation are signs for Yakima drivers that there are brake problems. Come have AutoMetrics inspect your brakes and we will give you a quote for our DUST FREE brake job!