clunky rear brakes, my left side brake makes a bang when slowing down in 2nd gear Options

[sillica]

guys when im driving along and i come to slow down when i get to second gear i hear a bang or a clunk from the left rear wheel, it doesnt feel any different when i drive but i want to know if anyone our there has the same issues

also i can put my hand on my brake caliper from behind the wheel and it very slightly moves back and forth guy's is this a 6gc normal thing.

cheers

[mneal2_92788]

check the brake pads. mine did something similar and i had a brake pad down to the metal.

[sillica]

ive recently taken my wheel off plenty of brake pad left

[Galcobar]

Assuming brake pads are good, check for calipers being frozen (even on one slide bushing) by looking for uneven or diagonal wear, and of course check the various bolts are properly torqued down.

[sillica]

Assuming brake pads are good, check for calipers being frozen (even on one slide bushing) by looking for uneven or diagonal wear, and of course check the various bolts are properly torqued down.

thankyou very much it really sounds like that could be it at the time i checked my brakes i took the brakes of and they were diagonaly worn out, i can move the caliper a fraction as well.

if this is the case "what do you think needs to be done to fix this issue" because the clunk ****s me and it could be a safety issue maybe.

[Galcobar]

Seized calipers are most easily handled with a rebuilt caliper to replace the seized. Otherwise buy a rebuild kit -- dealer may have one with all the necessary seals and bushings, auto parts store almost certainly will.

However, rebuilding it yourself will in all likelyhood involve a great deal of brute force application. Seized bushings are generally not easy to remove, and sometimes impossible this side of a hydraulic press.

[sillica]

Seized calipers are most easily handled with a rebuilt caliper to replace the seized. Otherwise buy a rebuild kit -- dealer may have one with all the necessary seals and bushings, auto parts store almost certainly will.

However, rebuilding it yourself will in all likelyhood involve a great deal of brute force application. Seized bushings are generally not easy to remove, and sometimes impossible this side of a hydraulic press.

nothing wrong with my calipers took my brakes off greesed the pins cleaned the brake system tightend bolts and it pretty much gone

[6strngs]

I would say the caliper bolts are probably loose. A seized caliper wouldn't make a banging noise. completely worn pads would probably make more of a scraping or grinding noise.

[thedrunkfish]

I had the exact same problem you are describing, took it to the mechanic and he found the rear brake pads had some room to move inside the calipers and were clunking around, he welded a little space onto both brake pads and wham, no more clunking!

[bccentaur3]

which bolts did you have to torque down more? I'm having the same issue after 3 weeks of suspension i put in.