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geezy
08-09-2010, 08:29 PM
okay so coming home from work stuck in 285 traffic, from all the brakin i came to hear a tickin noise coming from my driver side rear brake, when the car is runnin and im slowly brakin is ticks...
i gave a shot in the dark and thought it was my blown shock, changed it. & still same problem

so now im thinkin it could be the disc or pad thats un even .. so wat could be causing this problem???
also when the car jumps in any type of bump, something rattles from that area.. if anyone can plz help me. reps will be given :goodjob:

maybe the caliper,disc,brake pad??
94_teg_ls
08-09-2010, 08:55 PM
you may have lost a shim
geezy
08-09-2010, 09:04 PM
you may have lost a shim

i might sound dumb but whats a shim?
94_teg_ls
08-09-2010, 09:05 PM
the little metal clips that you slide the pads into when changing the brakes
geezy
08-09-2010, 09:13 PM
that can cause it to tick??? and somethin rattles too in the brake/wheel area
94_teg_ls
08-09-2010, 09:19 PM
that could be a lot of things but if you hear a tick when you first brake the pads are sliding or a worn guide pin but thats unlikely
geezy
08-09-2010, 09:41 PM
that could be a lot of things but if you hear a tick when you first brake the pads are sliding or a worn guide pin but thats unlikely

tomorrow im changin the rear pads to see if anything changes, if not ill look into the caliper an disc.. im keep you updated man.. reps++