Bearing

Some vehicles have wear indicators on the brake pads. These can make a screetching, grinding, or scraping noise when traveling at slow speeds. This done to let you know that the brake pads have reached their useful life. At this point, all you can do is have a brake inspection performed to determine what’s causing the noise you hear.

*QBP sells the 3802W under part# BB5001.  Plan B tip: 2 6802 bearings can be stacked together in place of 1 3802W bearing if you don’t have time to source one!

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*QBP sells the 3802W under part# BB5001.  Plan B tip: 2 6802 bearings can be stacked together in place of 1 3802W bearing if you don’t have time to source one!

I have been noticed a grinding noise on my front driver’s side brake. It grinds considerably loud while driving at very slow speeds or stopping while going slow speeds. Once I get up over 30 mph, I can’t hear the brakes or wheel grind at all. After going around 50 and making a complete stop they don’t grind either. Is there something in my wheel or brake system causing the terrbile noise when I am traveling at slow speeds and braking at slow speeds? Thanks! Joey

Types of bearings

Since 1996 White Industries has partnered with the folks at Enduro to ensure that the bearings we install in all our products are of the highest standards.  Along the way Enduro has continually sought out better materials, seals, greases, tolerances and manufacturing techniques to stay on the cutting edge of bearing development and performance.  If you are seeking the absolute pinnacle of bearing performance, we offer Enduro XD-15 ceramic bearings as an upgrade.  They feature oversized Grade 3 silicon nitride ceramic balls mated to nitrogen-infused martensitic stainless steel races that are precision machined and ground to ABEC-5 tolerances and come with a limited lifetime warranty.

If you tear into the brakes to find out what’s making the noise, you will end up spending as much time and/or money as you will spend to replace the brake pads. So, the only additional expense is the pads themselves, and new rotors if you have scored the old ones. You just might as well do a brake job, and end up with brakes you know are OK.