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*pdiggitydogg* · 08-09-2003, 04:24 PM

Well...last night doing my typical friday night nothings and surfing around on honda-acura.net (because i almost never go there) I came across an interesting thread. The author had a metal on metal rubbing sound...he claimed "it has to be the rotor gaurd" unfortunately, after trying that nothing had changed.

Then...at the end of the post he said he had found the problem...one of the brake pad retainer clips, the ones that center the pads to the rotor on the caliper had made its way over so it sat closer to the rotor. It was warped a bit and bounced around. After replacing them...problem solved.

I got really excited and decided to do this today. Well...after screwing up the brake mc reservoir and getting air into my lines...damn...and then bleeding the brakes...........the "mystery noise" is NO MORE!

The only down side is I think I put too much brake fluid in the mc and the brake light stays on all the time...I plan on taking some out tomorrow. Everything works great though, Im so happy...I succeeded!

*AzCivic* · 08-09-2003, 04:41 PM

its nice when things are actually fixed after trying to fix them.

Shaved &/or Laid · 08-09-2003, 05:17 PM

kinda like how i decided to pull the vinyl off my dash and use adhesive remover to restore it to factory..oh, wait i still dont have a dash..nevermind.

*pdiggitydogg* · 08-09-2003, 05:44 PM

well...poop...didnt quite fix it 100%...the brakes are a little mushy so I'll bleed them again on monday after work. That means I get to drive the grand cherokee tomorrow for my date (god finally)...which is not a bad thing. I still stop well enough for daily, but I want it to be more positive...more pressure needed for braking i guess

08-09-2003, 04:24 PM	#1
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 41 Posts: 10,579	the "mystery noise" Well...last night doing my typical friday night nothings and surfing around on honda-acura.net (because i almost never go there) I came across an interesting thread. The author had a metal on metal rubbing sound...he claimed "it has to be the rotor gaurd" unfortunately, after trying that nothing had changed. Then...at the end of the post he said he had found the problem...one of the brake pad retainer clips, the ones that center the pads to the rotor on the caliper had made its way over so it sat closer to the rotor. It was warped a bit and bounced around. After replacing them...problem solved. I got really excited and decided to do this today. Well...after screwing up the brake mc reservoir and getting air into my lines...damn...and then bleeding the brakes...........the "mystery noise" is NO MORE! The only down side is I think I put too much brake fluid in the mc and the brake light stays on all the time...I plan on taking some out tomorrow. Everything works great though, Im so happy...I succeeded!

08-09-2003, 05:17 PM	#3
Shaved &/or Laid 4th Gear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nashville Age: 38 Posts: 853	kinda like how i decided to pull the vinyl off my dash and use adhesive remover to restore it to factory..oh, wait i still dont have a dash..nevermind. __________________ Doody Ej1 Yse.

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08-09-2003, 04:41 PM	#2
AzCivic Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Az Age: 44 Posts: 3,804	its nice when things are actually fixed after trying to fix them.

08-09-2003, 05:44 PM	#4
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 41 Posts: 10,579	well...poop...didnt quite fix it 100%...the brakes are a little mushy so I'll bleed them again on monday after work. That means I get to drive the grand cherokee tomorrow for my date (god finally)...which is not a bad thing. I still stop well enough for daily, but I want it to be more positive...more pressure needed for braking i guess