Brakes, Help!!!!

I have started to notice a sound coming from my brakes whenever i hit them in reverse and sometimes when im stoping other times, it is a metal meeting metal sound. Is i haven't looked yet, but will soon. do yall think these is just replace the brake pads or do you think its a rotor problem. Im about to take her in for the 30,000 mile service in the next week or two, any help will be much appreciated.

 

Squealing?? or a clunk metal on metal??

 

at 30k? it could be those two sheet of metals that you place behind the pads thats causing it - probly loose or shot.

 

A little but of both, i just noticed the squeel today when my window was down. Bud definitely a clunk when i hit the brakes.

 

If you aren't towing I would think the pads are fine. It may be the metal shims you are hearing. You can remove your wheel & see how close the pads are.

I was able to get 50,000 on my original set & I tow a bass boat.

The last set of pads I bought were the Wagner ceramic @ Advanced Auto. Ceramic pads are much better than the regular pads I was running. Hardly any dust & no squeeks.


When you replace your pads, here is a write up to do it yourself:
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/38025-diy-front-brake-pad-change.html

 

I haven't ever towed anything, so it may be the shims? How would i fix this problem?

 

Any other thoughts