Rattling brake dust shields

coldel · Post by **coldel** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 5:39 pm

Bought a 50cm cable tie and managed to get it around the shield it’s stopped rattling for now but definitely want to replace it!

On searching on here saw a post to a US site that supplied them in two pieces so you don’t need to take the hub off … as it seems the bearings fall apart. Mind you might be worth doing the bearing anyway if it’s that bad?

Advice?

TOMGREEN413 · Post by **TOMGREEN413** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 10:05 am

pvr wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2023 12:16 pm My rears were grinding terribly, but as the handbrake went through it I replaced both shields and complete brake refresh as well as bearings at the same time. That was painful cost wise though.

So am I correct for your comment that these sheilds are also on the rear?

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 10:08 am

Yep, they were very well vented in my case. Reversing the car sounded like I was scraping the floor

tug · Post by **tug** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 10:10 am

If you remove the brake disc you can then use large washers to secure. After my first one went as i mentioned earlier in this thread, the other side started rattling so i thought sod that! Took the disc off and got full view of the bolts, secured them and been fine ever since.

TOMGREEN413 · Post by **TOMGREEN413** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 10:14 am

Thanks, I'll probably try this method my the spring.

j3nks79 · Post by **j3nks79** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 10:24 am

tug wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 10:10 am If you remove the brake disc you can then use large washers to secure. After my first one went as i mentioned earlier in this thread, the other side started rattling so i thought sod that! Took the disc off and got full view of the bolts, secured them and been fine ever since.

First sensible response

coldel · Post by **coldel** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 10:56 am

Thanks. When I get the chance to jack the car up and take stuff off will do the washer solution

TOMGREEN413 · Post by **TOMGREEN413** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 11:00 am

Let us know how you get on please

coldel · Post by **coldel** » Fri Jan 05, 2024 11:40 am

Anyone know what size washers to use? I am going to have a go at this on Sunday morning. Will take pics etc. for the benefit of others.

coldel · Post by **coldel** » Sun Jan 07, 2024 1:43 pm

All done. Washers definitely the way to go. Got the discs off and was faced with the bolt hole clearly corroded. In fact there is another one just the other side of the hub which I gave a gentle tug off and it literally fell apart and broke in my hands so put a washer on that one too.

Anyway for reference this is what it looked like

tug · Post by **tug** » Mon Jan 08, 2024 5:38 am

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:33 am

Pah, that is not rusted

coldel · Post by **coldel** » Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:22 am

And thanks Tug for the advice, spot on

And not the shield itself wasn't rusted PVR, I just had a rusty hole ....

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:25 am

I can't show you a picture now as they have been replaced, but mine were grinding on the disks when reversing as "the hole" was about 50% of the shield

coldel · Post by **coldel** » Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:44 am

Wasn't much of a shield then

mind you probably cooled the brakes better

I didn't actually have time to do the other side, I am half expecting that to kick up a fuss sooner rather than later.

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