DAE get little rocks stuck between rotor and brake shield?

[whtciv2k]

I’ve noticed driving backwards a few feet sometimes dislodges it.

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[STi from DSM]

I had this happen on mine too. It lasted 1/2 my drive home after I noticed it. (About 4 miles) Finally it popped out going about 50 on a back road.

 

[jd2157]

This has happened to me 4 times in the past month. Last time I considered lighting the car on fire but not sure if that would’ve helped.

 

[Victorofhavoc]

This has happened to me 4 times in the past month. Last time I considered lighting the car on fire but not sure if that would’ve helped.

Last time I couldn't get the rock out no matter what I did. Jacked it up, checked both rear heat shields, and noticed my rear right was closer to the rotor by a half inch or so. I bent it back, a rock flew out, and haven't had an issue in 4+ months. I used to get rocks lodged every couple weeks because they did shitty chipseal all around me

 

[dl8468]

Anyone have experience with paragon rotors? Will I have the same issue?

 

[StingertimeNC]

It's the heat shield catching the rocks so a different rotor probably won't help at all. Remove the heat shield or just deal with it as it comes up.

 

[matreyles81]

I fucking hate when this happens. I am currently staying on a military base, and there are a ton of little pebbles and rocks in my parking lot, which most of the time get lodged in my brake shield. Most of the time I am able to dislodge quickly, but this current one does not want to pop out.

 

[SlippyFist]

ive only had this happen to my ITS one time now. i wasn't able to dislodge it by driving forward and back, but i was able to make it fall out by just lightly wiggling it for a few seconds. that gap they get lodged in is actually pretty forgiving on these cars. when i would get these in my old Si they were a pain in the ass to get out, like the gap was smaller so they would really get jammed down in there.

 

[Victorofhavoc]

I fucking hate when this happens. I am currently staying on a military base, and there are a ton of little pebbles and rocks in my parking lot, which most of the time get lodged in my brake shield. Most of the time I am able to dislodge quickly, but this current one does not want to pop out.

Bend the shields back.

 

[SlippyFist]

Bend the shields back.

yeah that's what i did. i lightly wiggled the shield and the one i had fell right out. took virtually no effort. there's lots of space/play for it that i wished my old car's wheel/brake setup had lol

 

[stan23]

Happened to me when I dropped off my kid at basketball practice. I went up a slightly gravelly driveway and got a pebble stuck in the front driver-side rotor. The sound was insanely loud and I couldn't lodge it loose, so I drove home making a complete racket. Took long screwdriver and poked the shield and the tiniest pebble fell out.

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