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28-08-2003, 09:06 PM | #1 |
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Croaking noise from brakes
Hi All
I have just had my front brake pads replaced and when I brake and the car is at a low speed the left wheel/brake makes a croaking sound Does anyone one what this his, I thought it was the brakes "bedding in" but it has been doing this for about 3 weeks now Cheers Keeran |
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29-08-2003, 01:23 PM | #2 |
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I know stuff all about the brakes, but it sounds like the Mazda myth. I think a lot of people on here has this problem and their brakes "clunk" after a while, it has something to do with some worn pins or something.
*waits for somebody more mechanically minded to comment* Or you could take it back to the mechanic who did the pads and tel him he broke something! PS, where abouts in NZ are you from? |
29-08-2003, 03:03 PM | #3 |
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yeah I have the same problem.. but only from slowing down at high speed
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29-08-2003, 03:55 PM | #4 |
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Isnt Croaking what frogs do :shock: Maybe you should look for a family of illegal immigrant frogs inside your front left hand guard :lol:
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30-08-2003, 08:46 PM | #5 |
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I will get the mechanic who put them in to have a look at the wheel.
I am living in Auckland, only been here about 2 1/2 years, born and bred in Wellington - go the Lions |
31-08-2003, 08:51 PM | #6 | |
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01-09-2003, 08:54 PM | #7 |
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it could be the pins in the calapar because i had a similiar problem i replaced the pins and greased them up and its much better
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10-09-2003, 06:18 AM | #8 |
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Nice timing on the post - my RHS did precicley the same under heavy braking last night!
Is there anyway to fix it, or is it not worth worrying about?
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10-09-2003, 08:28 PM | #9 |
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i think its just a mazda fault cause alot of us seem to have this problem,
i changed my pins and regreased them it help but its still there, also i have worn cv joints to so im gunna replace them and do my bearings aswell and see if that gets rid of it ill tell you the result when i do it |
11-09-2003, 05:36 AM | #10 |
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so long as it isn't dangerious then i'm happy to live with it... I'll just add it to the list of strange rattles / noises that my car makes
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11-09-2003, 06:24 PM | #11 |
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I took it back to the Mazda dealer where I get my car serviced and they said it was the caliper slides, the ordered some in but they were the wrong size, which was kinda lucky as the slides were $160 each for two slides for one wheel.
So they stripped the slides and regreased them which cost $120 for labour. |
12-09-2003, 05:55 AM | #12 |
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Has this fixed it? (And i presume we are talking $NZ here?)
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14-09-2003, 08:49 PM | #13 |
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There is no more noise so I assume they fixed the problem and the cost is in NZ$
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