Is it these stupid clips????
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Drifting
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From: Rensselaer County NY
Is it these stupid clips????
Ok, here's my latest irritation/ annoyance that is driving me buggy. Last sept, i got rid of the oem mega dust producing padlets and replaced with the CF highly acclaimed Carbotech 1521 bobcats (once piece pads) Didnt want to do the job myself, sooo had the local chevy dealer install the new ones and bam I'm all set. Well..... I have developed a clicking noise when I come to a stop and change directions (forward to rev and vice versa) I checked the torque on the axle nuts- nope not that theyre fine. Even put the car up and spun the wheels both directions in neutral with the brake applied and released cannot duplicate the clicking until we do some testing in the driveway and it comes right back. It looks to me that these stupid clips that keep the pad in place may be the culprit to my noise. it appears that they may be rubbing on the rotor. Although when I spun the tires by hand off the ground they spin with no noise except for a slight touching on the pad that is barely perceptable. Help me out boys!!
Race Director
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It's a little hard to tell from your pics, but it looks like the clips are installed correctly, so I don't think would be involved in making a clicking noise.
Here's a picture of my calipers and you can see the clips installed on there, and yours look like they're installed in the same manner:
If the clips are installed properly, which it looks like yours probably are, they won't be contacting the rotor.
So.....sorry, I don't have any ideas on your clicking noise, but I don't think the clips would be making the noise.
Good luck!!!
Bob
Here's a picture of my calipers and you can see the clips installed on there, and yours look like they're installed in the same manner:
If the clips are installed properly, which it looks like yours probably are, they won't be contacting the rotor.
So.....sorry, I don't have any ideas on your clicking noise, but I don't think the clips would be making the noise.
Good luck!!!
Bob
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It sounds like you need to grease the outboard axle splines and the flats at the base of the splines.
The tell-tale symptom is a sharp creak only upon torque reversals: one creak when you take off, and not again until you engine brake or back up, then another when you accelerate again, and so on.
It just keeps getting worse until you apply the grease. I used Honda Moly-60 on mine and it's been quiet for 60K miles.
The tell-tale symptom is a sharp creak only upon torque reversals: one creak when you take off, and not again until you engine brake or back up, then another when you accelerate again, and so on.
It just keeps getting worse until you apply the grease. I used Honda Moly-60 on mine and it's been quiet for 60K miles.
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Drifting
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Rensselaer County NY
It sounds like you need to grease the outboard axle splines and the flats at the base of the splines.
The tell-tale symptom is a sharp creak only upon torque reversals: one creak when you take off, and not again until you engine brake or back up, then another when you accelerate again, and so on.
It just keeps getting worse until you apply the grease. I used Honda Moly-60 on mine and it's been quiet for 60K miles.
The tell-tale symptom is a sharp creak only upon torque reversals: one creak when you take off, and not again until you engine brake or back up, then another when you accelerate again, and so on.
It just keeps getting worse until you apply the grease. I used Honda Moly-60 on mine and it's been quiet for 60K miles.
Last edited by chasboland; Jun 8, 2011 at 07:08 AM.
Le Mans Master
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From: West coast CA
To grease the splines, you must partially disconnect the rear upright from the suspension so you can pull the axle assembly out of the hub.
The important thing is to grease not only the shaft but also the flat at the base of the shaft that presses against the rear face of the hub. If you skip this step, the noise will come back.
The Consigliere
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It sounds like you need to grease the outboard axle splines and the flats at the base of the splines.
The tell-tale symptom is a sharp creak only upon torque reversals: one creak when you take off, and not again until you engine brake or back up, then another when you accelerate again, and so on.
It just keeps getting worse until you apply the grease. I used Honda Moly-60 on mine and it's been quiet for 60K miles.
The tell-tale symptom is a sharp creak only upon torque reversals: one creak when you take off, and not again until you engine brake or back up, then another when you accelerate again, and so on.
It just keeps getting worse until you apply the grease. I used Honda Moly-60 on mine and it's been quiet for 60K miles.
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,265
Likes: 68
From: Rensselaer County NY
It sounds like you need to grease the outboard axle splines and the flats at the base of the splines.
The tell-tale symptom is a sharp creak only upon torque reversals: one creak when you take off, and not again until you engine brake or back up, then another when you accelerate again, and so on.
It just keeps getting worse until you apply the grease. I used Honda Moly-60 on mine and it's been quiet for 60K miles.
The tell-tale symptom is a sharp creak only upon torque reversals: one creak when you take off, and not again until you engine brake or back up, then another when you accelerate again, and so on.
It just keeps getting worse until you apply the grease. I used Honda Moly-60 on mine and it's been quiet for 60K miles.
Drifting
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I don't know, maybe the lube works or I just don't have the problem.
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