# Strange noise

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/strange-noise/49254>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** corolla, toyota\
**Created:** [May 23, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strange-noise/49254 "2010-05-23T15:40:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![frsmith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce73a5/32.png) [@frsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/frsmith)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strange-noise/49254/1 "2010-05-23T15:40:53Z")

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Yesterday, my 1993 Toyota Corolla station wagon (manual transmission) began making a strange noise coming from either the right front or right rear wheel. It sounds metallic but stops the moment I apply any brake pressure at all. The noise also does not occur when I am at a stop in neutral with no pressure on the brake. Any ideas? Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strange-noise/49254/2 "2010-05-23T15:43:31Z")

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What you might be hearing are the brake pad wear indicators. These are metal tabs that come in contact with the brake rotors once the brake pads wear to a certain point.

Have the brakes inspected.

Tester