My 1998 F150 has a rattling noise at low speeds from the pads/caliper on the drivers side.
I had the wheel off and the caliper has some play when u move it by hand but I am told thats normal. The 2 bolts were tight but I loosened them and retightned them anyway, but the noise still is there.
I had Monro muffler and brake look at it, he said the pads need some grease on the ends where they sit against the caliper. He pointed to the area and to me it looked like there were no anti rattle clips in there at all, but he didnt mention that, applied the grease and test drove it and said there was no noise.
About 1 mile after that, the rattle came back but definately not as bad.
Saw a video that says there is 1 big clip under the main caliper housing that I guess is suppose to giude the pads, but to me I cant see that clip when I look on the opening on the caliper.
I would think he would have said clips are missing if it was that obvious, then again I dont know the skill level of this mechanic.
When you apply the brake pedal slightly the noise is gone, so must be the clips?