Clicking Noise When Braking

[Polishpat]

OK, yet another Mali problem...... When I push down on the brakes at slow speeds I notice a clicking noise coming from one of the front wheels. It only occurs at low speeds, and Im clueless at what it could be. My calipers are fairly new and are not loose, so any idea to what else this can be?

[stratford_boy]

had the same problem after changing rotors. new or old rotors?

[Polishpat]

Actually, it started doing it not too long after i replaced the rotors. I dont believe the rotors are loose....wheels are bolted in tightly, were you able to fix the problem?

[bcopeland]

Sounds like maybe the brake pad wear indicators.

[Polishpat]

Its not the indicators.....its more of a rattling noise than a scraping noise, and the pads are still full of life

[Reg Saretsky]

The clipos are five:
Two retaining clips on each pad,& a spider clip underneath the caliper housing, visiblefrom the top.

(note to self): get new clips & bolts beforw the next pad change. )

The clips can deform or have debris build up on them. Unfortunately, they don'tt sell them with the pads (that I know of )as a kit. I tend to use hardware parts past their normal life. You may want to change the Caliper bolts at the same time, as they round , due to the torque. Make sure you have a 12 & 13mm socket , as the bolts come in two different sizes. These are pricy bolts, so a new socket makes sense when replacing.


Easy to change when you change the brake pads.
Good luck!
Reg

[bcopeland]

Yes it could be the brake hardware. When it gets stuck between the caliper and the pads, you can get that sound as well - been there; done that.

[bcopeland]

And I need another post to bypass 666.

[Polishpat]

ill take a look into that, i know I changed the caliper bolts when i changed the calipers because i was paranoid of the bolts stripping....but ill take the pads off and check the hardware. Ill let you know if that did anything. Thanx

[stratford_boy]

if your hardware is ok (you can check without removing the pads, just remove the calipers and see if any contact between the hardware and the rotors) then suspect the new rotors. I did rotors on my malibu and had this problem, ended up I replaced the rotors again with first line parts and didn't have another problem. turns out the original new rotors were machined wrong, causing the pads to "skip" on the rotors...