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Originally Posted by milanojess
If op doesnt have that knowledge, then he/she should go to shop
On the other hand, it pads is gone and backing plate is hitting rotor, you would get some vibration, metal to metal grinding noise, and reduced brake efficiency. And if rotor is under spec, you run into danger of brake pad dropping out from caliper, then you would loose brake completely
Op doesn’t seem to experience any of that so I feel at least some pad materials are still present.
Again, if one doesn’t know how to identify how much pad is left, one really should take it to the shop. It’s for the safety, of op and of others on road
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Probably, guessing from the description, there is a little pad left but the wear indicators are touching the rotors. That is why it only appears with certain brake pressures.
Even if it isn't the problem checking pad thickness should be the very first thing done with these symptoms. Assuming they are fine and trying to fix it through other means or looking for other issues is just pissing into the wind.