Do the new brake pads fit loosely in the caliper housing?

Answered by saturntech9 (expert)
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not anymore. i changed the retaining clips. still thinking its something other than the brakes. they seem to be in order. brackets are tight. pins are tight and have good travel. rotors and pads are new. calipers are doing there thing. someone said it could be something to do with the ABS. just confused.

Response from ricoe2010
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If the niose is repetitive with hard brakings only, it could be the ABS that is being triggered. This is normal braking operations when the brakes are too effective resulting in the wheel locking and the ABS system pumping to release the calipers.

Do you feel the thumping at the brake pedal?

Answered by KHLow2008 (expert)
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yep. it pulses when i give about ide say 30% brake. i didnt do all four at the same time. i did the back brakes about a year ago, they still have more than half a pad left. i took the car out to the interstate today and got it up to 85 and mashed the brake till about 65 and after that its seeming to be getting better. the noise is almost gone when the brakes get warm.

Response from ricoe2010
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That is ABS operations and seems the brakes on one of the wheel is more effective than the others causing the ABS to kick in. Check the calipers, especially the driver side. If you did not bleed the system, do so and at the same time you can give the brake system a fresh fluids change.

Answered by KHLow2008 (expert)
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