02 Boxster - New Rotors - Rear Passenger Rubbing noise

[roborob]

Hello all,

I'm a Porsche/986forum/DIY'er newbie. Yesterday I installed new rotors/pads/sensors on my 02 Boxster (Base). I noticed that the rear passenger side makes a rubbing noise, which I think is being caused by the new rotor because when I put the old rotor back on, there is no noise.

I'm at a loss b/c this is my first time ever working on brakes, so don't know if this is normal and will "go away" after a while? Or if it's an issue with the new rotor? Or if it's something else.

Here is the rear rotors I bought: R1 Concepts: OEQ Blanks EOE.37031

Here is a pic of the rotor where I think it rubs:


Here is a pic of where I think the rotor is rubbing against:


I also took a short vid so you could hear the noise:
YouTube: Rotor rub

Like I said, when I put the old rotor back on...no noise. The rear driver side is ok too.

Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Robert

[der Geist]

I had a nearly identical sound when I did my rotors for th 1st time. It was just the dust shield. It won't go away by itself, you will have to bend it very slightly out of the way.

[rob76turbo]

I listed to the audio on the video and it is the Dust Shield. It is very thin, easy to bend (which in this case is both good and bad news).

Take the wheel off and as you rotate the rotor gently bend back the various parts of the dust shield until the noise goes away. Once you have located the spot on the shield that touches the rotor, bend it back slightly with hand tools until you can spin it without it making a noise. Just went through the same thing with my rotors / shields on my car when I put new rotors on.

[roborob]

der Geist | rob76turbo:

I think you're right about the Dust Shield. I actually thought that too and started bending back the flat pieces, but the noise still persisted.

Is it ok to bend the circular part of the Dust Shield? I'll have to to the rotor off in order to do that, but it'll be well worth it if it means a quiet ride.

Sorry for all the pics, but I'm a visual learner.

This is taken from a parts site:


Thanks for your help and quick responses. It's great to have a forum like this, especially for a person just getting their feet wet.

[ekam]

For christ sake, please, toss these $30 out of spec rotors and get something half decent like the zimmermanns.

http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/shopcart/986M/POR_986M_BRKpad_pg4.htm

[der Geist]

The dust shields are extremely easy to bend. It was hard figuring out exactly which part was making the noise but once I found out it was really easy to fix. Make sure your new rotor isn't warped before you put it all back together warped before you put everything back together.

[chrismanchr]

thats great to hear ,success !

well ive been done the autoparts shop and bought myself rear discs,pads,sensors

so i'll be fitting mine next week on my 2days off work