WTF Can This Be ?

[MarcB]

Problem Started tonight while driving down my street at around 20mph.

When im coming to a stop and braking gently there is a clicking coming from my back passenger wheel.
This has happened before and then it stopped. When having the 15" wheels on this never happened once.

The 16" turini's have been on less than 24hours and its started back again.

I have had Genuine OE Renault pads & discs fitted and 2 new brake cables. All this was fitted at a renault sport specialist. The click only happens when you press the brake pedal and it is 100% rotational as the click slows down when the car slows down. when rolling down the road and pulling the handbrake the click is not there.

Im going to nip into Kwik Fit and get the wheels re - balanced and torqued up to the correct setting.

Anyone got any idea's on this ??

 

[Tunst]

I had this problem, check the pads are secure.. I had a slightly warped disc and a loose pad causing this, new discs ans pads sorted it...

Even with new ones its worth checking

 

[LiamR172]

Ive been getting this same noise since changing my rear pads! Need to have a proper look and see if theres anything lose

 

[Feates172]

Pad retaining clip missing

 

[Tony Hunter]

Pad retaining clip missing

​Why would wheel size make a difference?

 

[Feates172]

Coincidence maybe?

 

[Tony Hunter]

Spooky.

 

[mikeh]

​Why would wheel size make a difference?

Slightly buckled wheel or fitting knocked the retaining clip off?

 

[LiamR172]

Mine is on 15s and has been for ages. The noise only started after the change of pads.

 

[Feates172]

So yeah, wheel size is irrelevant.

Did you fit the metal clip securing the pads in?

 

[LiamR172]

I did yes

 

[Feates172]

 

[The Fatty]

So yeah, wheel size is irrelevant.

really, I could have swore the OP said it happened on his 16's only!

 

[Feates172]

Yeah, other guy is saying he has same issue, but on 15's

 

[Carlv8415]

View attachment 100314

Do you know If it is possible to buy the pair of top ones in the pictures separately?

 

[Feates172]

That's what most people miss out.

I'm not sure, but you can buy this complete kit from most places. Got mine from Allparts.

 

[Carlv8415]

I seen you can get the kits it's like £30 and I only want the 2 pins

 

[Feates172]

£30?

Think I payed about £6 mate. All I needed were the two retainers your after too. But used it all anyway.

 

[Feates172]

£7.50 ish from euro car parts. But it's showing the older design in the picture. Should be the newer revised design though

 

[MG cup]

​http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=261152360013

 

[Feates172]

Old style ^

New style http://bit.ly/17PMC8r

 

[MarcB]

I'm totally puzzled how this is as its happened on my 16's over a year ago and then it stopped itself after maybe about a month or so.
I out 15" alloys on and car has no noise, I return to 16's and the clicking is back.

From what I see I doubt the garage I used to do the work would leave or not fit a part.

The clicking also only happens when going forward and not in reverse.

​Im going to buy a rear bad fitting kit and fit it this weekend to see if this helps any

 

[mikeh]

I seen you can get the kits it's like £30 and I only want the 2 pins

Less than a tenner from any motorfactor like euro car parts/ses/unipart/gsf etc. etc.

 

[pearl172ph2]

my car does this too, i was worrying that maybe it was new bearing time. Seems its a cheap fix tho!

 

[Feates172]

I had it a while ago, couldn't figure it out, then eventually a rear pad flew out when it got quit low.

 

[MG cup]

Old style ^

New style http://bit.ly/17PMC8r

There's no need for that top 2 clips on a Clio anyway??

 

[Feates172]

No need? So they just come in the kit for no reason?

What do you use to hold the pads in place then?

 

[MG cup]

The shims and u clip's and the spring clips to stop them rattling.

 

[mikeh]

I've never seen the top two clips before, either.

Mine have shims and spring clips and they've yet to fall out in 2.5 years/25k miles.

 

[Feates172]

It's just a newer design.

I remember dan@519 posting in someone's thread about it.

 

[MarcB]

What are the washers and things for listed in the Renault Kit ?

 

[Tony Hunter]

Bolts calliper to hub.

 

[MG cup]

What are the washers and things for listed in the Renault Kit ?

That kit is like £35 from Adam, I bought it thinking it was just the needed parts for securing the pads, I very much doubt you will need most of it (pointless)

 

[Tony Hunter]

I've still got most of those bits still left in the box.

 

[MG cup]

Me too, in fact a tenner and there yours Marc. Minus the clips and shims

 

[Chi]

Have you got a nail in your tyre?

 

[MarcB]

Im buying new rear pads & full fitting kit and just for good measures im getting my caliper carriers shot blasted back to perfect metal.

There is 100% no nail in my tyres as the tyres where all washed along with the wheels and the clicking only happens when braking at under 10mph coming to a slow stop.

 

[LiamR172]

Washing your tyres? Hmm....

My rears are fine, no lose pads.

 

[MarcB]

Washing your tyres? Hmm....

My rears are fine, no lose pads.

No point in putting tyre dressing on the outter walls if they are dirty and muddy so I thought I would check my tyres and run a soapy brush over them also.

 

[Dan519]

There's no need for that top 2 clips on a Clio anyway??

I hope you're joking