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Since I swapped out my brake pads for Hawk HT-10’s I am getting a clicking sound from the drivers side rear. The click goes away with a very light brake pedal pressure then comes right back when you release the pedal. My guess is that the pad is shifting around in the caliper. The retaining clip is installed. Any ideas?
- KenI have the same problem 
I also have the HT-10s in the rear and never had the sound with the Mintex.
I thought it was my emergency brake, since the pin connecting the cable to the actuator magically disappeared. I removed the actuator before this past weekend, but after a session, I would get the clicking noise as you described.
I think you may be on to something.
-Steve
screwynewy wrote:
[quote]Since I swapped out my brake pads for Hawk HT-10’s I am getting a clicking sound from the drivers side rear. The click goes away with a very light brake pedal pressure then comes right back when you release the pedal. My guess is that the pad is shifting around in the caliper. The retaining clip is installed. Any ideas?
- Ken[/quote]A very slight warping of the rotor could be causing the problem, assuming all hardware is in place and tightened as appropriate. There could also be air in the system preventing the caliper piston from applying uriform pressure to the pads. The caliper piston may also be binding due to corrosion preventing it from maintaining full pressure on the pads.
Or live with it. I have the same problem on my 240z with Wilwood brakes/performance friction pads. They click all the time - but work great on the track.
Ed
edavidson wrote:
[quote]A very slight warping of the rotor could be causing the problem, assuming all hardware is in place and tightened as appropriate. There could also be air in the system preventing the caliper piston from applying uriform pressure to the pads. The caliper piston may also be binding due to corrosion preventing it from maintaining full pressure on the pads.
Or live with it. I have the same problem on my 240z with Wilwood brakes/performance friction pads. They click all the time - but work great on the track.
Ed[/quote]
Yeah, the brakes work great so its just annoying driving around the paddock hearing the clicking. I recently replaced the seals in my front calipers and never got around to doing the rears although I have the parts to do it. I may try it and see if it fixes the click. I also have a new set of rotors that I could try out. I’ll give an update after I complete the repairs.
If you remove the cat and install cherry bombs, I’ll bet you won’t hear the clicking any more! :laugh:
Sasha
edavidson wrote:
[quote]A very slight warping of the rotor could be causing the problem, assuming all hardware is in place and tightened as appropriate. There could also be air in the system preventing the caliper piston from applying uriform pressure to the pads. The caliper piston may also be binding due to corrosion preventing it from maintaining full pressure on the pads.
Or live with it. I have the same problem on my 240z with Wilwood brakes/performance friction pads. They click all the time - but work great on the track.
Ed[/quote]
aka pad chatter.
Post edited by: MikeD, at: 2006/04/02 23:02
Unless 3 sessions at the track caused the warpage (one in the snow), I do not think my rotors are warped.
When I took the rotors off to remove the actuator, I noticed that there is no "forks" to hold one of the pads to the pistons. It is plausible since the pads are not locked into place that they could be making the clicking noise.
I am not sure of the warped hypothesis.
-Steve
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b]edavidson wrote:[/b]
[quote]A very slight warping of the rotor could be causing the problem, assuming all hardware is in place and tightened as appropriate. There could also be air in the system preventing the caliper piston from applying uriform pressure to the pads. The caliper piston may also be binding due to corrosion preventing it from maintaining full pressure on the pads.
Or live with it. I have the same problem on my 240z with Wilwood brakes/performance friction pads. They click all the time - but work great on the track.
Ed[/quote]
stevekappy wrote:
[quote]Unless 3 sessions at the track caused the warpage (one in the snow), I do not think my rotors are warped.
When I took the rotors off to remove the actuator, I noticed that there is no "forks" to hold one of the pads to the pistons. It is plausible since the pads are not locked into place that they could be making the clicking noise.
I am not sure of the warped hypothesis.
-Steve
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b]edavidson wrote:[/b]
[quote]A very slight warping of the rotor could be causing the problem, assuming all hardware is in place and tightened as appropriate. There could also be air in the system preventing the caliper piston from applying uriform pressure to the pads. The caliper piston may also be binding due to corrosion preventing it from maintaining full pressure on the pads.
Or live with it. I have the same problem on my 240z with Wilwood brakes/performance friction pads. They click all the time - but work great on the track.
Ed[/quote][/quote]
If the pads are not retained, they will move around and chatter or click. As my dad said earlier our 240z did the same thing and we have never had a problem.
Good luck,
mike
I’ve come up with warped hypotheses before.
By forks, do you mean the spring clip that secures the pad in the caliper piston?
edavidson wrote:
[quote]I’ve come up with warped hypotheses before.
By forks, do you mean the spring clip that secures the pad in the caliper piston?[/quote]
Yes.
-Steve
My HT-10 rears also lack the piston spring clip… is there a way to remove them from my old mintex pads? (What a noobish question.)