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Re: Pads rattling?

Post by tut » Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:09 pm

Pagid 14's go through a rattling stage with every set that I have put on. OK at first, rattle for quite a while, then settle down again.

Normal way to check is light pressure on the brake pedal and the rattle will go.

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Re: Pads rattling?

Post by Gourlay83 » Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:38 pm

The calipers have shim/buffers. Buy them in a set from your Lotus Dealer. Put as many or as little to take up the play of the pad. Just make sure they still move free

Used them on mine and worked a treat.

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Re: Pads rattling?

Post by roadboy » Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:02 pm

Paul doesn't have a Lotus Alan. Unless I've missed something.

You can't always move the pads by hand but they may still rattle.

Wouldn't have thought it was the wheel as that would rattle all the time and stop when you braked.

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Re: Pads rattling?

Post by Gourlay83 » Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:38 pm

Sorry Paul, Assumed you had a Lotus.
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Re: Pads rattling?

Post by robin » Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:38 am

Paul.A wrote:I miss not owning an Elise
So do I ;-)
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Re: Pads rattling?

Post by tut » Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:39 am

Que?

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Re: Pads rattling?

Post by RDH » Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:13 am

robin wrote:
Paul.A wrote:I miss not owning an Elise
So do I ;-)
Me too! :D
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Re: Pads rattling?

Post by roadboy » Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:39 am

Lol! :lol:

I am quite enjoying not owning one as it happens. :D

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Re: Pads rattling?

Post by tut » Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:24 am

Just read shooomers again. Was getting quite confused there, think I need to go and lie down in a blacked out room.

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Re: Pads rattling?

Post by meatball » Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:22 pm

Are the pads held in place by pins?
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Re: Pads rattling?

Post by gdr » Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:13 pm

Wheel nuts still tight? I have had that problem before :oops:
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Re: Pads rattling?

Post by meatball » Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:43 pm

Paul.A wrote:Yeah
Do the pins rattle?
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Re: Pads rattling?

Post by steve_weegie » Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:45 pm

Paul, i recently saw a similar problem where the pad was moving about in the caliper and making a clunking noise, caused by a small high spot on the disk. If the noise goes away with the application of the brakes, i'd suspect the same.

I'd try fitting anti-rattle pads to the contact points between the pad and caliper. :thumbsup
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Re: Pads rattling?

Post by j2 lot » Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:14 pm

steve_weegie wrote:Paul, i recently saw a similar problem where the pad was moving about in the caliper and making a clunking noise, caused by a small high spot on the disk.
... and I never thanked you for your assistance in sorting it. :thumbsup

I have also sorted the 'chirp' that was annoying me and was present on all of the Elises I have owned too, a small piece of rubber hose wrapped around the handbrake cable at each side where it passes through the metal 'hanger' which holds it in place -easy fix and all rattles sorted :thumbsup although it is a Lotus so I'm sure another one will be along soon :wink:
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Re: Pads rattling?

Post by Neil72 » Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:57 pm

An Aston owner doing DIY spannering ? :damnfunny

Can't you get the butler to take a look at it ?
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