Front Right Brake Grinding/Clunking

[ysutimmah]

I'm pretty sure I finally figured out this problem. I'm getting a bad squeak, grind/clunk everytime the brake is slightly applied, and it will disappear if I push harder. After tearing everything apart, it appeared that my Slider Bolts were rusty. I grinded them down and lubed the sleeves up, but it came back a couple of weeks later. I'm going to replace the bolts completely today, I'll let you know if it fixes it.

[tjm]

dont forget to replace the boots

[ysutimmah]

I never did replace the bolts, because the bolts were still fine. I did notice, however, that the rotor and the caliper were not square with each other. This, I suspect was the problem. If anyone has this problem, check there first. It's been almost a week, and still no clunking, so I'll let you all know if it comes back.

[ysutimmah]

Yeah, that noise is back again. Any other suggestions to fix this?

[maxwedge]

How about the bolts that hold the caliper bracket to the knuckle?

[ysutimmah]

I checked them and they seemed like they were almost stripped, like they were forced. I took them out and put some anti-seize on them and made sure they were in correctly. It looks like the pads will move away from the rotor - like, they slide, I guess. Nonetheless, they don't sit sqare with the rotor. This happens about a week after I readjust them. Should I try re-threading those holes and getting new bolts?

[indyboom]

alllllrighty then