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clonk
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 9:37 pm
by susan
Hi getting a clonk when braking,more so when parking in forward and reverse,but intermitent,getting loud now to be heard by hubbie,when at first i thought it was only me that could hear it!its coming from the drivers side under pedal it seems,any idears please

Re: clonk
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 9:42 pm
by dreamwarrioruk
i hope i dont appear stupid but i had this. mine turned out to be a loose wheel, i fogot to torque it up when i changed the wishbone. do you only get the clonk when braking, have you had any work done on the brakes recently.
Re: clonk
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 9:48 pm
by missfixit70
AS DW said, check the obvious first, is there something in the tray under the engine rolling around, under the bonnet or in the van?
If you've checked all that then start looking at anti roll bar bushes, droplinks, wishbones etc.
May help to get someone to stand outside & listen as you brake next to them.
Re: clonk
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 11:18 pm
by mikeonb4c
I had a 'light' clonk (more of a click in a way) in the past when reversing, braking, then moving forward and applying brakes. It was the anti rattle shims (or whatever they are called) missing from the disc pads (could be they drop out sometimes as pads wear I think). Anyway, I suspected it was summat like that and not serious so lived with it until, after fitting new pads and shims, the noise stopped.
Could it just be that?