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August 26, 2011, 10:03:37 PM »
I have been having this problem with my new car virtually ever since I got it. I would noticed that when I put the car in reverse, back out a little, then hit on the brakes, I would hear this popping noise, and I could feel it in the pedal as well.
Well, I finally figured out what it was. I had my sister get in the car, put it in reverse, and back out slowly while pumping the brakes, while I was looking at the passenger side brake caliper. I noticed that the whole brake caliper (mount and all) was rotating counterclockwise (upwards) about an 1/8" when she applied the brakes in reverse.
Awhile ago I tried putting my Legend brakes on, but then I ran into a problem and had to put it back to stock. I definitely don't remember seeing that much slack in the mounting brackets when I put the brakes back on. I made sure that every bolt was tight, too.
I haven't had much time lately to sit down and diagnose what's actually causing this, but I just thought I'd point it out to you guys, because I have never seen something like this happen before. Does anyone have any ideas as to what could be causing this?
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August 26, 2011, 10:34:15 PM »
Sounds like the bolts holding the caliper bracket to the knuckle are loose. I'd take your wheel off and make sure they're torqued properly.
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Quote from: timot_one on August 26, 2011, 10:34:15 PM
Sounds like the bolts holding the caliper bracket to the knuckle are loose. I'd take your wheel off and make sure they're torqued properly.
You were right, Tim! I took the wheel off, and the top mounting bolt was loose by barely a couple of turns. I was surprised at how much play there was with just that much slack. I wasn't able to torque them specifically to 80ft-lbs because all my tools are at the apartment, but I was able to tighten them as much as I could.
I guess common sense should have told me to check the bolts first, then make this thread later if it's still a problem. Oh well, lesson learned.
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Go figure. I was somewhat correct.
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