Rover 416 Braking Problem

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Sat 12 Jul 2003 22:44
Rover 416 Braking Problem - geebee
Ive just got a new Rover 416 Sli auto (1997) and Im very pleased with it...lovely ride and a smart looking car...good reports aswell as it is the only model in the range to have the 1.6 Honda engine, which is far more reliable and better performance or so Ive read anyway.
The only problem I have is a noise coming from what sounds like the rear wheels when braking. Its not a metallic screeching noise, or a grating noise which would be associated with pad wear, but a kind of "shhh" noise, with no vibration at all felt through the pedal. Any ideas what this could be? It was sold with a brand new MOT and has only done 200 miles since, so it cant be the brake pads wearing. Its noticable only really with normal braking...If the brakes are applied softly while crawling in traffic, or heavily in an emergency type stop, it doesnt really notice at all, but its definately audible with normal braking.
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Sun 13 Jul 2003 01:00
Rover 416 Braking Problem - Dynamic Dave
Same question has been posted in Technical Matters. No need to repeat the same question in both forums.

If anyone can answer geebee's question, go here please:-

www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?f=4&t=14...5
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