# Rubbing noise **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** e250, ford\ **Created:** [October 5, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rubbing-noise/56017 "2010-10-05T22:08:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![howzamoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c68b51/32.png) [@howzamoose](https://community.cartalk.com/u/howzamoose)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rubbing-noise/56017/1 "2010-10-05T22:08:28Z")
HELLO, I HAVE A 2008 FORD E250 CARGO VAN WITH THE 4.6 V8, 92K BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN MARCH OF 2008. I USE MY VEHICLE FOR WORK, 1000 LBS OF CARGO AT TIMES… ABOUT 130 MILES DAILY (650-700WKLY) 60% HIGHWAY MILES, THE REST LOCAL CITY MILES. THERE ARE NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS ALL AROUND WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. HAD UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS DONE WITHIN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. WITHIN THE PAST WEEK WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FROM 40MPH…SLOWING TO 30MPH JUST UNDER 40 MPH…I CAN HEAR A RUBBING NOISE, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE FRONT, BUT I COULD BE WRONG…PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU. ---
**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rubbing-noise/56017/2 "2010-10-05T22:44:18Z")
Have the brakes checked, a sticking caliper can wear out a brake pad quickly. ---
**Author:** ![kizwiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7cd45c/32.png) [@kizwiki](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kizwiki)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rubbing-noise/56017/3 "2010-10-06T00:32:09Z")
Just FYI, upper case is the same thing as SHOUTING!!! in the text world; use lower case if you don’t type well. Anyway, even though you just had a brake job recently this sounds like a stuck front brake caliper. You said the rotors were replaced with the pads but no mention of the calipers. I think your FIRST (shouting!!) problem was a stuck caliper. Replace both up front, and the pads again. The rotors should be fine.