Backing plate
Backing plate
Would it cause any problems if i removed the backing plate from the brake disc's ? No matter how much i bend it back it still makes this rubbing/droning noise :confused1:
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It's just there to contain the dust. I'm not quite clear if it's to stop the brake dust getting into somewhere specific (like the wheel hub), or just a general thing to keep things a bit cleaner.
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Thanks Stevie.
The back plate is also there to channel cooling air to the rear face of the brake disc, to stop water getting on to the disc as well,
I would reshape it and leave it in place.
It might be the break pads? Dean had a similar problem with his, but it was because his brake disk was slightly warn, leaving a lip on the edge of the disk. This then cought on the brake disks.... its common i though? (As it made the same noise without changing the pads)