So I just got my two front tires replaced, and ever since whenever I brake no matter how hard or at what speed, they make a loud rubbing or grinding noise. The sound is familiar, I only have ever heard it when I would brake hard at high speeds 70mph +. Just wondering what they could have done, do they need to grease the pads when changing tires?

 

Did you go bigger size tires?

 

Have your front brakes inspected.

 

Nope same size, and I just got new brakes recently, and it's just the problem started right after they put them on, is greasing the pads a thing?

 

Take it back to them!! You don't "grease" brakes.

 

Yes return it to the shop who did it there is a problem with the work.

 

Thanks, just out of curiosity any idea what they might have done?

 

Either take it back or take the wheel off and look for yourself! We can speculate all day, the fact is that something isn't right.

 

Inspect them, if it is the same sound you were getting under braking at higher speed before the new tires (?), the shop may not have done anything to them, it may just be wear and getting worse, you may be over due for pads and/or rotors. Just another possibility with the limited information provided.

 

Could be warped rotors, crappy pads, loose or dislodged pads, broken pads (saw that on a Jeep Liberty, broke a pad in half), sticking calipers, bent heat shield rubbing the rotor, etc. The list kinda keeps going. You can't grease the brake pads, but there are slide pins (bolts) that should be greased with caliper grease. This is what the caliper slides along when you press on the brakes.

 

Are the tires the same brand as the rear? If not it could be a difference in circumference in the tires and the ABS could be acting up due to different speeds front to rear. This is another reason tires should always be changed as a whole set of 4.

Max

 

They probably bent a heat shield or did not torque the wheels correctly.