[Smitt3n]

I took it into Ford because of the noise and they found my caliper boot was torn and a caliper bolt was lose so that was fixed, but the noise they say is because my Hawk pads have a gap...?

The noise I can definitely hear when backing out (or into) a parking spot, so I'm not going fast. Sometimes I can hear it when slowly moving forward and apply the brakes also, but usually it's when I'm going in reverse.

I replaced my front pads to Hawk HP+ in February and this noise just started less than a month ago, so I'm not convinced it's because of some "gap" from the pads.

Anything else I could check?

(Ugh the title....brake...brake)

 

[tpiechow]

Try using your parking brake next time that you stop after going in reverse. If the noise is still present, the parking brake is the issue. If the noise is no longer present, I would try to isolate it to one wheel with chassis ears. Once the wheel is determined, it would be easier to compare to the other side to see if there are any differences.

 

[jxp4343]

Try using your parking brake next time that you stop after going in reverse. If the noise is still present, the parking brake is the issue. If the noise is no longer present, I would try to isolate it to one wheel with chassis ears. Once the wheel is determined, it would be easier to compare to the other side to see if there are any differences.

If the parking brake is the issue, what should be done?

 

[tpiechow]

I would probably take it to the dealer if the parking brake is creating the noise. If I am not mistaken, it is the shoe in disk style. So they may be out of adjustment or damaged. You could take the caliber and disk off to take a look.

 

[jxp4343]

I hear a little squeal when breaking a low speeds every now and then. It seems to happen more and more. Only at 12000 miles. Might have to get them to look at it.

 

[DJTrollin]

Odd. My car has this noise since new. It's a faint *clunk* 2017 only have 1200 miles on it. Only happens in reverse but not all the time. At first I thought it was the tranny making noises when I would change gears. But seems to be the driver side front.

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[E.E.]

Pads are only held in place by the caliper. They have no bolts or stuff locking them in place TIGHTLY.

SO if they are smaller than the space the OEM fit into. Hell yes they will shift slightly and make some noise.

RANT: (I guess being told the truth by the dealer is like?? what not true?)

What the dealer told you IS THE TRUTH.
The pads YOU bought are slightly smaller, so they shift around when you change directions.
No problem.
though it may become one if you change directions like a hundred thousand times..
The movement is wearing the underside of the pad and the caliper parts holding it.
So eventually (if you go forward and brake, then reverse and brake like the 100,000 times or so..
Your calipers may get messed up from the wear..If you only back up twice a day...
that is 50,000 days... or 136 years...
But if you back up (then go forward) like a 1,000 times a day... that's only a hundred days...

But the 100,000 is a total guess. with a factor of ten so someplace between 10,000 times and a million is a better wild guess.
So it could take only ten days with 1,000 reversals a day! or 13 years with twice, or 1,360 years to have the wear create a problem.

So, either change the pads. Or get used to it.

 

[Duece McCracken]

Pads are only held in place by the caliper. They have no bolts or stuff locking them in place TIGHTLY.

SO if they are smaller than the space the OEM fit into. Hell yes they will shift slightly and make some noise.

RANT: (I guess being told the truth by the dealer is like?? what not true?)

What the dealer told you IS THE TRUTH.
The pads YOU bought are slightly smaller, so they shift around when you change directions.
No problem.
though it may become one if you change directions like a hundred thousand times..
The movement is wearing the underside of the pad and the caliper parts holding it.
So eventually (if you go forward and brake, then reverse and brake like the 100,000 times or so..
Your calipers may get messed up from the wear..If you only back up twice a day...
that is 50,000 days... or 136 years...
But if you back up (then go forward) like a 1,000 times a day... that's only a hundred days...

But the 100,000 is a total guess. with a factor of ten so someplace between 10,000 times and a million is a better wild guess.
So it could take only ten days with 1,000 reversals a day! or 13 years with twice, or 1,360 years to have the wear create a problem.

So, either change the pads. Or get used to it.

Steel on steel also, so the wear is hardly a factor.

You should hear my Wilwoods without the spring clips. They clunk in the aluminum calipers like nobodies business.

Naturally my caliper will fail well before the OP's does. Being steel bashing into aluminum, wih much more movement.

 

[STSnail]

Anytime my car has been sitting for more then 6 hours or so, there is a clunck sound the first 2 or 3 times I hit the brake pedal regardless if I'm in reverse or 1st. My cars a '17 with less then 2800 miles on it. There is no lose of brake feel and as I said it goes away after I've hit the pedal 2 or 3 times. I just chalked it up as "normal", I'm sure the dealer would as well...lol.

 

[DJTrollin]

Anytime my car has been sitting for more then 6 hours or so, there is a clunck sound the first 2 or 3 times I hit the brake pedal regardless if I'm in reverse or 1st. My cars a '17 with less then 2800 miles on it. There is no lose of brake feel and as I said it goes away after I've hit the pedal 2 or 3 times. I just chalked it up as "normal", I'm sure the dealer would as well...lol.

I've got 1400 miles and yes. I can concur. I can only make it happen a couple times a day. Lol. Can't repeat it all the time. I suppose an exhaust is in order to not hear the clunk lmfao

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[STSnail]

I've got 1400 miles and yes. I can concur. I can only make it happen a couple times a day. Lol. Can't repeat it all the time. I suppose an exhaust is in order to not hear the clunk lmfao

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Or turn the radio up louder. That was my buddies answer in his old DX hatch back in the 90's.

 

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[STSnail]

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