tman12345

When I brake there is a noise that comes from the front of my 4runner. Its louder the harder i press on the brakes and it kinda sounds like "guhhhh" if that makes any sense. I don't really know much about brakes but what does this mean?

94Runner4x4

it depends, if it's more of a grinding noise I'd have them checked, I'm not too sure what a guhhh noise is though.

fillsrunner4

How do the pads look?

jason191918

and rotors?

wino$41

sounds like something is stuck between the brake pad and the rotor. Take the tire off and look at the pads. Even before that you can try backing up a few times and intermittently apply the brakes to see if something dislodges. Just sounds like you have some crap in there.

abecedarian

contamination such as brake fluid or grease on the pads can also make a groaning noise, if it's not covering much of the pad

Jay351

I would just remove the tires and take a peek.. Looks for anything abnormal.. Worn pads/rotors, gunk on the braking surface...etc..

tman12345

i'll take a look, i know i did get a little bit of pb blaster on the rotor, just a little bit though, like a few dots.

Jay351

Well, that shouldnt do anything.. It wouldve burned off the first time you used the brakes. Though it wasnt good for your pads though

tman12345

i'm gonna take a look at them tommorrow, since it's my day off.