"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
09/16/2016 at 22:17 • Filed to: None
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"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
09/16/2016 at 22:17 • Filed to: None | 0
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Hey folks!
Long and short of it is that I’ve been hearing a noise from what I am pretty certain is the left-front wheel area of Humdrum for a month or two now. It’s a grindy-clunking that is wheel-speed dependent and seems most noticeable under harder braking and sometimes under slower right turns (rarely). I can sometimes BARELY feel it through the pedal as well. No shuddering or vibrations, no pulling to the left or right - just the noise and the sporadic slight feeling of each ‘clunk’ through the pedal. Car drives perfectly fine otherwise.
I’m thinking brake pads somehow maybe? Doubting it’s the CV shaft as I had that replaced on the same front-left wheel back in February and this sound is different to that from what I recall.
Any thoughts? I would try and record the sound, but I don’t have any mics sensitive enough to pick it up...
I took it to the dealer and asked them to investigate about a month ago - as per standard bullshit dealer actions, they never really told me exactly what the issue was and somehow suggested the whole brake system needed a service for $500 CAD plus tax, and that they thought the rear handbrake system was somehow the culprit (...but the sound is coming from the front wheels...?)...so I told them I would get back to them, never have and have been living with it since.
Thanks for your collective help and knowledge!
Berang
> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
09/16/2016 at 22:23 |
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Warped brake rotor? Do you feel it when braking?
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RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Berang
09/16/2016 at 22:30 |
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I only feel it when braking, but that’s the thing. Mom’s old Civic had a warped rotor, so I know what that felt like - it shuddered / vibrated....this doesn’t at all. Just the ‘pulse’ on the pedal every time I hear the clunk (and the ‘pulse’ on the pedal doesn’t ALWAYS happen with the noise either), and the clunk seems to only happen on harder braking. If I lightly brake to a stop, there’s no drama at all.
Forge Crown Victor!
> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
09/17/2016 at 00:14 |
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had a similar problem on a volvo about a year ago. problem was aftermarket rotors. the holes machined for the wheel bolts were too big. when properly torqued, the wheels would clunk under hard braking. the rotor was smacking the wheel bolts because it was not staying still like it was designed to. there was no provision for a bolt or screw ( like on Hondas) so it just clunked back and fourth at will.
Pull the suspect wheel and check the clearances between the wheel bolts/studs and rotor. if it seems excessive, change your rotors. see if that helps. remember to change them in pairs. trust me its good practice.
If not, check your axle area for any type of debris wither on the shaft or near the shaft.
check your control arm bushings. Use a prybar, it really helps.
Check your brake caliper for any type of looseness. Had a friend who lost the brake caliper bracket bolt in a Dakota made a similar noise to what you are describing. make the brakes chirp when going around bends.