gillikinsh

I need some help/advice on my 1995. The car has developed a noise when applying the brakes. The noise is coming from the front calipers. This evening I pulled the left front wheel off the car and examined the calipers. The caliper itself was tightened correctly but the portion of the caliper holding the pads had some back and forth play in it. The rotors look fine. I then checked the other wheel with the same result. I tried jiggling the real caliper/pads and this was solid. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

Pingman326

I have a 1993 and my calipers are also "loose", I figured it must be normal. But mine are not making any noises.

gillikinsh

The noise mine are making is quite noticeable. When it first started I thought it might be the bushings in my sway bar but am now convinced it is the calipers. Wanted some ideas before I carried it to a garage and was "taken advantage of."

kimmer

Do you have the anti rattle clips on the pads?

lt4obsesses

It's a "floating" caliper so a little back and forth is normal. So long as the rod is still in the bottom with the retainer clip.

My first thought are pads. There should be some metal clips, these are designed to contact the rotor and make a squealing noise when the pad is getting worn out. Pretty much standard on all cars.

The other thought, if the pads are not worn, is rotor run out. They may be able to be machined depending on severity and current thickness.

Sidney004

If the noise is only when applying the brakes, I would try a rebedding process first. Find a deserted road with nothing to hit in case there really is something wrong with the brakes, 10 stops from 35 mph to 5 mph, 50% braking, 10 stops from 60 mph to 5 mph, 50% braking, then 3 stops from 80mph to 5 mph, 70% braking, then drive the car 5 miles or so without applying the brakes. The pads on my 2000 Mercedes, which my wife drives does the same thing after a few thousand miles of driving. She never applies the brakes hard and doesn't put much heat in the pads.

grsee

I had the same issue with my 95. Go to NAPA and get the anti rattle clips. They cost about $5.00 and install very easily. The calipers are floating calipers and tend to slam down after applying the breaks. The anti rattle clips slow down the slamming effect which is espicially noticable after installing new, clean break pads.