Mr Carr

Hi folks my brakes are making a jingling noise when I go over bumps and feel soft , , ive had the fluid changed , they also clunk sometimes when I press the pedal , but more worried about the fact that the calipers ,there turning white from the heat ! Anyone know what the problem is and a fixs ? Also there has never been much brake dust from the pads probably cheap crap ones I guess; and I can rattle the pads with my fingers a bit . Bit worried about brakes failure any decent info would be appreciated cheers

Mr Carr

When I say my calipers are white I mean a white layer of frosting on them

kevo10

As far as i know, the pads are held in place by a metal clip. Check its there.Impreza brakes,as standard, arent brilliant anyway but it does sound like the pads themselves are cheap and cud do with a change.Do a search to find recommended ones.The white layer on the calipers sounds like mild corrosion and should just be removed with a stiff brush .

Mr Carr

Cheers for the reply , the metal clips are in place and nothing looks out of place , the thing with the white frosting is that it has appeared over night .going do a search on pads but there not original calipers they look the same ones that godspeed sell 4 pot . Wrx pro written on the side of them on a silver /grey caliper .just wondering if they need to be rebuilt or something .

Mr Carr

Looking at the metal clip on the back of the caliper im not sure but think it might be in the wrong way there's a curve on the clip and its on the bottom of the caliper dose anyone know whick way the curve should be , at top ? Or at bottom of caliper ? ? ? ? ?

Chan HT

I am using WRX PRO. The curve part of the clip is at the top part of the caliper.

riiidaa

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Mr Carr

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Mr Carr

Ay up folks , , ive changed the pads and clean all the muck of the calipers and my brakes now work , which is nice lol .but the rattle is there but think ive worked out whats going on , the anti rattle plates are too flat in the middle 'there is a line across yhem like it should of been machine bent into shape putting more pressure on the pads .had a go with bending them by hand and it has made them a bit quieter, going get them in a vice when I get chance will let you know if it sorts it out ...

riiidaa

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So you do have them installed the right way up then?

Mr Carr

Yep I've put them in right

Mr Carr

Update on the rattle and squeaks ... what ive done so far . Taken anti rattle plates out put them in a vice and bent them to the correct shape ( they dont come bent to shape when new) .put them in a vice and bent them from the middle to the bottom away from caliper , this put much more pressure on the pads but still wasn't enough to shut them up in my case ! Also clean the calipers up which freed them up to work properly stopped that num feeling all together, winner . But still the jangling noise over bumps ! So got some shims (thanks godspeed) which stopped the squeaking and the rest of excess movement with the pads . But still a jangling over bumps !!!! Going change my drop links next week see if that cures it . If not all I can think is that they must be faulty made calipers. ..

Chan HT

Disconnect the two drop links and drive around to determine if noise return. I did it on mine and noise stop, mine was clunking noise.

Mr Carr

Had the drop links fitted last week , some melay hd uprated ones . Only 35 pounds so thought id just bang them on . The ride is a bit smoother but its looking like the brakes are the culprit ! Could do with borrowing someone's calipers just to make shore its not the shocks lol

Chan HT

Disconnect the uprated drop links and drive and see if the noise is still there. I did it on mine and no noise ! Mine turn out to be the two brackets holding the rubber bushing of the ARB. I apply lubricating oil on all the bracket metal to metal mating surfaces, noise disappear. Initially I applied grease, noise still there. Oil it, noise gone but only for 3 months or so and require re-oil.

Mr Carr

Cheers chan I'll give it a go when I get chance