weird noise jetta 91

May 20, 2004 3 Replies
1991 Jetta When I go over bumps I can hear weird noise and its coming from the front of my car!

But when a push gently on pedal brake the noise decrease a lot



I just put in new struts ,new pad and rotor brake



whats i should check in first


If it stops when you hit the brake, I'd suspect one or more missing anti-rattle clips is missing from the brake pads (when you're braking, the caliper is pressing on the pads and that's why they stop rattling but when not braking they rattle around). Cheap fix...replace the missing clips. Did you put them back on after working on the brakes? If so were they on correctly (may have fallen off)?

I second that. My clips weren't missing but had relaxed a bit over the years. After I bent them back into shape the noise stopped.

"Matt B." wrote:

Also the sleeves around the mounting pins for the caliper mounting can cause lots of rattles also and yes any pedal movement will stop rattles from the brakes.

JoBo

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