Re: "clicking" noise

["Harold McElraft <hmcelraft@xxxx>" <hmcelraft@xxxx>]

PJ Grady has the anti-rattle kits. They stop all that clicking. 
However, if the rotors have too much run out you need to have that 
corrected first. A really good turn on the rotors can eliminate this 
too but most machine shops are not that careful and leave enough run 
out to make the noise but not affect the brake pedal.

Harold McElraft -3354


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jan van de Wouw <jvdwouw@xxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 11:01:47 -0800 (PST), Larry Koden wrote:
> 
> > Second, when I drive the car, the car makes a
> > "clicking" noise that I can't locate. (click, click,
> > click) The odd thing is that when I press the brake
> > pedal half way down the clicking stops when I release
> > the pedal it starts again.
> 
> I had the same problem AND have had it fixed...
> All that needed to be done was installing a pair
> of anti rattle springs on the rear calipers.
> 
> The pads have a bit of play on the retaining pins and I had
> a slight high point on one of my rotors. This caused the pad
> to be lifted up and then drop down onto the pins with every
> revolution of the wheel. Braking brings the pad in constant
> contact with the rotor, so it doesn't have any space to rattle.
> 
> Put a wheel of your car off of the ground using a jack and then
> rotat the wheel by hand. Hear the clicking? Take off the wheel
> and feel the pads, if they move enough fit a couple of anti rattle
> springs. I had a hard time finding any, but was lucky enough to
> get a pair from someone that didn't need them when he swapped his
> pads out for new ones of a different compound (thanks again Ed!)
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> JAN van de Wouw
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