Car's broke

[Ricochet]

I've got a nasty clicking/knocking sound coming from the driver's side front wheel, and it gets a lot louder when I'm just cruising or let off the gas. At full throttle it hardly does it at all though. Also, after giving it some gas and trying to brake, I have to hit the brake pedal a few times to go from total mush to stopping power. I just got new axels, think they're junk? The boot is in fine shape.. Maybe it's a rotor warped to hell? Maybe my caliper crapped out? I haven't taken the wheel off to check yet, just thought I'd ask here first.

[Miataracer]

if you have to pump your brake pedal to build pressure i would be concerned. check over your caliper and rotor. look for a fluid leak around the caliper or cracks in the rotor, etc.

[BennyBakwood007]

This might sound basic, but check to see if your wheel bolts are tight enough...i had a similar prob a few weeks ago with the knockin and pinging sound from my tire...turns out my wheel was about to fall off...not sure about the braking situation though

[Ricochet]

Originally Posted by BennyBakwood007

This might sound basic, but check to see if your wheel bolts are tight enough...i had a similar prob a few weeks ago with the knockin and pinging sound from my tire...turns out my wheel was about to fall off...not sure about the braking situation though

I checked last night and that's what was wrong. I'm pissed because I can't find out why they keep loosening though.

[Beastiek2]

So its all good now ? That was an easy fix. I cant figure out why they would loosen on there own tho mmmmm.

[ridestreet84]

this may be dumb of me to ask but do you tighten them by feel or do you torque them to the right rate they just may not be torqued down enough

[Ricochet]

I have a torque wrench.

[BennyBakwood007]

I step on the on the wrench until it doenst move anymore

[Ricochet]

Originally Posted by BennyBakwood007

I step on the on the wrench until it doenst move anymore

Congratulations, hope you enjoy changing out stripped lug bolts.

[BennyBakwood007]

10 years, 4 cars, and not 1 stripped bolt...must be doing something right....

[Greenblurr93]

Id check both the threads on the stud and bolt, one of them may be stripped

[Ricochet]

None were stripped. I tightened them all down to 80 ft/lbs, took a 20 minute trip to school, and by then they were all hand-loose. I took out my lugwrench and tightened them all down as hard as I freaking could, drove home and had no problems. When I got home I took my wheels off to change the pads/rotors and I didn't just strip a stud, but the fucking thing broke off with the lug nut!

I tapped out the stud and put a new one in with all new lug nuts on that wheel, so hopefully this along with new pads/rotors will remedy my problem.

[Greenblurr93]

well, good luck with it.

[exman98]

would the "lock tight" fluid be a bad idea.

[Greenblurr93]

it shouldnt be needed, there is something else causing the problem and using loc-tite would only be a temp fix, i think he should investigate and try and fix the problem instead of covering it up.