Brake Rattle.

[tucky88 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close tucky88]

Hey guys i have read some stuff around the place saying that the brake setup on the 120's can rattle after some time due to some clip or something in the calliper.
I have a pretty bad rattle under the car that i initially thought was the sway bar bushes but after inspecting them and replacing with new ones just to be sure they are clearly not the issue and i believe its the brakes.
when i am driving along with no braking force applied it rattles, as soon as i touch the brakes-nothing..
has anyone else had this problem, if so what have you done to stop it?
cheers guys

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Hey guys i have read some stuff around the place saying that the brake setup on the 120's can rattle after some time due to some clip or something in the calliper.
I have a pretty bad rattle under the car that i initially thought was the sway bar bushes but after inspecting them and replacing with new ones just to be sure they are clearly not the issue and i believe its the brakes.
when i am driving along with no braking force applied it rattles, as soon as i touch the brakes-nothing..
has anyone else had this problem, if so what have you done to stop it?
cheers guys

Usually brakes don't rattle.
I can't understand how they could ever make the kind of noise (rattle) you are describing, but I have not heard it.
Check your wheel nuts & caliper mounting bolts as a matter of safety.
If it stops when u apply brakes it must be close by?

Hopefully someone else knows more.

[AJ120 Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close AJ120]

Is the rattle front or rear? Parts of the handbrake assembly on the rear can come adrift and cause a rattle or a scraping noise.

Cheers Andrew

[r4ndll Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close r4ndll]

The brakes supposedly have an anti rattle clip on them that can get left off during replacement. Not sure if it can work loose.

Or it could be a loose disc.

Or gravel/stones caught in your bash plate

I had a rattle from front right of the car. Rattled when going over cats eyes , speed humps, potholes and pretty much constantly on dirt roads. When I put the left front wheel in a pot hole I couldn't hear it. When I out the right front through the same hole I heard it. Noise disappeared when under braking. Eg if I drove along the centre line with right wheel on cats eyes I heard it, and then braked I didn't hear a noise

My front rotors were rooted when I had a look. New pads, rotors and new steering rack and it's gone.

Don't know if it was the rack but it needing doing so had all three done at once.

[Steve M Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Steve M]

You will probably find the pads have been changed at some stage and the anti rattle shims have been left out. Typical of some dodgy mechanics. They are there for a reason. Hence why when you put your foot on the brake it stops as the pistons are pushing onto the pads a touch just enough to stop the rattle.....Cheers Steve

[tucky88 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close tucky88]

well the problem has now been solved.. the passenger side brakes didn't have a clip in there so there has been one put in now and i have also put some Heavy Duty silicone on the plate that the pistons push on (don't worry i siliconed them to the brake pad).. result is great, no more annoying noise.. next problem to fix is the diff lock, when activated it doesn't let the car go anywhere.

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.. next problem to fix is the diff lock, when activated it doesn't let the car go anywhere.

Great anti theft device Tucky88.