The brake pads have a tiny wear indicator tab on them. This tab is situated so that it will contact the rotor at a right-angle when the pad gets below about
10%. If this is the source of your noise, it should sound like a high-pitched squeal or chirping. Applying the brakes flexes the pad slightly, pulling the wear indicator away from the rotor. Once the pads wear enough, applying the brakes won't stop the noise. Sound familiar? If so, it's just time for new brakes.btw, the wear indicator is a much softer metal than the rotor. It won't cause any damage. Ignoring the symptoms can result in the metal backing on the pad contacting the rotor. That will cause severe damage to the rotor.
Fixitman
Drove the car for some time today on light errands with a lot of stop and go.
> Eventually I started getting a repetitive noise that I thought was driveline
> related, but when I put it in neutral it continued. When I barely tapped the
> brake pedal the noise instantly stopped.
>
> Ideas?
>
> AJM
> '93 40th Anniversary coupe, 6 sp (both tops)
>