Clicking front brakes
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Clicking front brakes
Hi, everytime I approach a standstill and apply the brakes I hear a clicking sound from the front brakes..............any thoughts on what this could be? they work fine anyway. Cheers!
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Thanks, mine are standard WRX Subaru Red calipers, Ive had Godspeed grooved discs and kevlar pads fitted a few thousand miles ago, Ive had em checked and there all fine. I figured it would be the pads moving very slightly when applying the brakes making the click wondered if shims would help? ive even tried making the retaining spring/clip tighter. the click is annoying me a bit!
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Thanks, mine are standard WRX Subaru Red calipers, Ive had Godspeed grooved discs and kevlar pads fitted a few thousand miles ago, Ive had em checked and there all fine. I figured it would be the pads moving very slightly when applying the brakes making the click wondered if shims would help? ive even tried making the retaining spring/clip tighter. the click is annoying me a bit!
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Sorry to hijack the thread.
my turbo 2000 has been doing this the last couple of weeks, have stripped and re-built them twice but still cant find anything wrong?
Slightly different though, mine only does it after i have stopped, then reversed, then when applying the brake after reversing i get a loud click from both fronts?
is this likely to be the same?
cheers fellas
Standard 4 pots by the way, discs and pads brand new
my turbo 2000 has been doing this the last couple of weeks, have stripped and re-built them twice but still cant find anything wrong?
Slightly different though, mine only does it after i have stopped, then reversed, then when applying the brake after reversing i get a loud click from both fronts?
is this likely to be the same?
cheers fellas
Standard 4 pots by the way, discs and pads brand new
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Sounds like the the excat same thing I had on my 2005 wrx, the bloke at the garage checked everything out and said becuause the pads were low it was possibly the metal wear indicator spring ??
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Sorry to hijack the thread.
my turbo 2000 has been doing this the last couple of weeks, have stripped and re-built them twice but still cant find anything wrong?
Slightly different though, mine only does it after i have stopped, then reversed, then when applying the brake after reversing i get a loud click from both fronts?
is this likely to be the same?
cheers fellas
Standard 4 pots by the way, discs and pads brand new
my turbo 2000 has been doing this the last couple of weeks, have stripped and re-built them twice but still cant find anything wrong?
Slightly different though, mine only does it after i have stopped, then reversed, then when applying the brake after reversing i get a loud click from both fronts?
is this likely to be the same?
cheers fellas
Standard 4 pots by the way, discs and pads brand new
think yours maybe something different however have you put lots of copper grease on, this sometimes stops even loud noises , or fills in gaps , if you know what i meen
chris.
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Copper slipped to hell mate, i dare not put any more on there or risk them not working at all
Cant find any play in anything, brand new disks and pads, all works fine, and stops as it should, so got me really stumped
When i get in off nights at 4am, you would swear someone had fired an air rifle it's that sort of click, dead loud.
But never any noise whenever driving forward, it's only ever when i have stopped then reversed
Was wondering about shims myself?
My zafira gsi used to have them, so i'm lost with this
Cant find any play in anything, brand new disks and pads, all works fine, and stops as it should, so got me really stumped
When i get in off nights at 4am, you would swear someone had fired an air rifle it's that sort of click, dead loud.
But never any noise whenever driving forward, it's only ever when i have stopped then reversed
Was wondering about shims myself?
My zafira gsi used to have them, so i'm lost with this
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Well Ive done some research and it sounds like its the pads biting the disc then moving suddenly in the caliper making the noise, think first step is gonna be making the retaining springs tighter and adding copper slip
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No, the good folks I bought em from said that shims weren't necessary however i may have to give em a try........anyone recommend a good supplier?
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What you'll find is that a lot of the non original pads have the shims already attached. My rears make the clicking sound, which are the pads moving around in the calipers.
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