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Originally Posted by Jfheisenberg
Im having a similar noise that seems to come from the left front wheel. I have stock rotors and pads and my car is at 30k miles. The noise is very low but i can hear it if i pay attention to it. Subaru checked my brakes they said that they are OK. Any other tips on what should i do?
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The pads are almost always touching the rotor and can make some faint dragging/grinding noise. Have you inspected it more yourself? I recommend doing this:
jack the wheel off the ground, support with jackstand(s).
Give it a spin by hand. You should hear the brake pads dragging a bit, but it should be buttery smooth otherwise.
Grab it at a few different 180° locations (12 & 6, then 9 &3, etc) and give the wheel a firm jostle back and forth (push with one hand and pull with the other and wiggle the wheel firmly but quickly) and feel for any play or clunking sound.
What you're looking for:
movement or play when wiggling, any grinding rumbling, or roughness when the wheel spins.
If you're having a hard time noticing anything above the pad noise, you can pull the wheel and remove the brake pads and set the caliper back into position and bolt the wheel back on with a couple lugnuts. This will let you perform the checks again without brake pad noise. IF YOU DO THIS, TIE A HUGE RED RAG ON YOUR STEERING WHEEL AS A REMINDER SO YOU DON'T DRIVE AWAY WITHOUT BRAKE PADS.