Front end clicking
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Front end clicking
I searched the thread forum, but couldn't find anything so forgive me if it has already been resolved. My front wheels/brakes make a clicking sound when making sharp, low speed turns. An example of this is in a parking lot. When I was still under the initial bumper to bumper warranty it happened, a tech was able to tighten something in the general area. I think all he did was torque something to do with the calipers. If anybody here has any ideas of what to other than paying a technician hundreds of dollars to simply remove my rim and torque a bolt, I would greatly appreciate it.
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Sure its the brakes and not the tires which will chatter during low speed tight turns? The calipers are torqued to a pretty high spec, I would check suspension components (mount points, bushing, tie rods, sway bar, etc) or the hubs. I guess it could even be the pads. Check here for more ideas: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...nt-wheels.html lug nut torque and cleaning the mounting surfaces between the rotors and hub is one fix.
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I searched the thread forum, but couldn't find anything so forgive me if it has already been resolved. My front wheels/brakes make a clicking sound when making sharp, low speed turns. An example of this is in a parking lot. When I was still under the initial bumper to bumper warranty it happened, a tech was able to tighten something in the general area. I think all he did was torque something to do with the calipers. If anybody here has any ideas of what to other than paying a technician hundreds of dollars to simply remove my rim and torque a bolt, I would greatly appreciate it.
Bill
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I agree with Ammo and Taz. I get the clicking sound too and can usually temporarily resolve by cleaning the mounting surfaces and torqueing the lug nuts. However the clicking sound comes back after a while. I beleive I saw a TSB on this issue and think they also use something like lithium grease on the mating surfaces. Next time I pull my wheels, I plan to reclean and apply the lubricant.
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We solved the issue on our C7 GS by using high temp bearing grease on the mating surfaces on the front wheel. It's been exactly a year this month, and still no clicking. We've put about 5000 miles on it over the last year and a track day.
Here's a vid we made of the process. The video should start at the beginning of the process (2'22").
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Here's a vid we made of the process. The video should start at the beginning of the process (2'22").
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