Q: The car makes grinding sound on braking. What could be the cause, and what service should I go for?

asked by on February 15, 2017

The car makes grinding sound while braking, not while normal driving. Also, I can only hear the sound sometimes not always.

My car has 180000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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