LampeyMan
New member
Hi there, need some advice on my P-Reg Punto 55_S! Had the brake disks and pads replaced in August, and since then the front-right brakes have begun squealing. It's usually OK until I get about 15 minutes into the journey, when they start squealing under moderate pressure, as the journey continues this builds to squealing under any pressure!
More worryingly, lately a rattling noise started coming from the wheel when I steered left. This then turned into a squealing and soon the front right squealed whenever I turned a corner (either left or right). Now it's just started squealing\ rattling all the time when I'm driving anywhere - which doesn't fill me with confidence!
I've taken it to a garage and was shown a bent piece of metal behind the brake disk - the bloke there called it an "Anti-squeal plate" but when I brought this up at a Fiat garage I was told that no such part existed and that even if it did it wasn't vital. As I said before, this thing is all bent out of shape. My question is - Is this the cause of my problem, and is it vital to get it replaced or am I still safe to drive? Thanks in advance
More worryingly, lately a rattling noise started coming from the wheel when I steered left. This then turned into a squealing and soon the front right squealed whenever I turned a corner (either left or right). Now it's just started squealing\ rattling all the time when I'm driving anywhere - which doesn't fill me with confidence!
I've taken it to a garage and was shown a bent piece of metal behind the brake disk - the bloke there called it an "Anti-squeal plate" but when I brought this up at a Fiat garage I was told that no such part existed and that even if it did it wasn't vital. As I said before, this thing is all bent out of shape. My question is - Is this the cause of my problem, and is it vital to get it replaced or am I still safe to drive? Thanks in advance