Asc and rattle help

[Bozzy]

Don't know if any one else has mentioned this but have you checked the hand brake cable ?
Had this annoying metallic rattle on mine and this was what caused it.
The mechanic took out the slack and was cured....thank God

 

[t-tony]

Easy enough to check this, just pull the handbrake on a click or two when the rattle starts and listen to see if it stops .

Tony.

 

[Derek]

@Steven Bostock I didn't think of that mate cheers for the heads up

@t-tony thanks for the instructions. Once iv tried a few of the above tomorrow I will let you all know how I got on.
If I find it the winning sugestion gets a packet of Haribo lol

 

[Derek]

Day 2 and having a poke around the breaks and hand break. And found both the rear pads that sit at the back of the disk are pretty loose
Quick video....

View: https://youtu.be/j4frN1iugNA

That can't be normal surely

 

[Jack Ratt]

As long as the pads can't fall out, ie, they've got their retaining clips in place there's no need to worry about those. Ask someone to apply light pressure on the brake peddle and as long as they don't move under braking it's ok.
At least you know you wont have to knock them out when you come to change them, and also you know that they wont stay on the disc once you take your foot off the brake peddle.

 

[Derek]

@Jack Ratt yeah thats true. how do i get them to stop rattling tho ??

 

[Antm72]

There has to a caliper issue i would say the pad thats rattling is the one next to the piston this should remove that slack i would have thought..

 

[Derek]

Had a good look and the pad at the back has no clip on it that holds it in place on the caliper. Both the drivers and pas side the same. New pads this week and hopefully be rattle free by the weekend

 

[Jack Ratt]

Why not buy some more brake pads? If the ones fitted are aftermarket pattern parts they might be dimensionally different to standard parts.
Are the brake callipers original fit or have they been changed at some point?

 

[Derek]

Going to get some ordered up tomorrow @Jack Ratt for fitting next weekend. The callipers look original fitment

 

[t-tony]

A very common problem is that when someone finds the pads stuck in the carrier bracket they proceed to file too much off the fitting points where the pads touch the carrier, instead of lightly cleaning them until the new pads are a snug fit. Once the metal has been removed you cant put it back.

Tony.

 

[Brian H]

Once the metal has been removed you cant put it back.

I bet you were told that when you were an apprentice @t-tony

 

[Derek]

Just ordering pads now is there meant to be a sensor on both sides of the car as at present only the drivers side pad has a sensor plugged in

 

[Brian H]

Just one sensor on the front and one sensor on the back Derek

 

[Derek]

Thanks @Brian H

 

[t-tony]

They're on opposite corners by the way Derek

Tony.

 

[Derek]

Cheers tony
You guys are so helpful

 

[t-tony]

It's what it's all about Derek.

Tony.

 

[Dobbo]

Hi Derek

I had the same 2 issues this year when I bought mine.

Someone had removed the ASC and ABS bulbs to hide a fault.
new bulbs meant they stayed on all the time. Fault code software bought that pointed to ASC pump fault. pump replaced with the help of @t-tony. problem solved.

spent ages looking for annoying rattle. followed Tonys test of pulling handbrake on one click and noise went away.
adjusted slack from handbrake cables. problem solved once again.

hope this might help.

 

[Derek]

Update time:
The rattle is gone wooo. Changed the rear pads and it has sorted the problem thank god

That is all