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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 02:59 AM
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weird click from car

Ok, so when I'm driving, sometimes I'll have this "click" that occurs. It sounds like it's coming from the passenger side. I can even feel it happen through the floorboard and the pedal.

Any ideas? I'm thinking it's a precursor to a broken axle

another odd noise I get...when I set the ebrake pretty tight and let the car sit for a while, later on if I go to back up I hear a loud screeching sound coming from the rear of the car. I think it's break related. All I know is after the dealership fixed my ebrake, it's tight as ****. like really tight.

Any help and/or ideas are much appreciated
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 01:06 PM
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 01:48 PM
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The pads get stuck to the rotors, it's normal and it happens all the time. Especially if it rained or there was a lot of moisture in the air. The brakes are stuck by a bond made of rust which can form in a matter of hours. I take my ebrake off in my driveway which is sloped at an angle and the car will remain stationary until I let the clutch out a little, forcing the bond to be broken between the pad and rotor.
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 03:24 AM
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The pads get stuck to the rotors, it's normal and it happens all the time. Especially if it rained or there was a lot of moisture in the air. The brakes are stuck by a bond made of rust which can form in a matter of hours. I take my ebrake off in my driveway which is sloped at an angle and the car will remain stationary until I let the clutch out a little, forcing the bond to be broken between the pad and rotor.
thanks man that's what I thought.

anybody weigh in on the clicking??
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 03:29 AM
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Is it a singular click or like *click click click click* as ur driving? Does it get louder or quieter at different speeds? Does it click faster as you speed up or go away? is it an all the time thing, or just every once in a while?
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 03:54 AM
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Is it a singular click or like *click click click click* as ur driving? Does it get louder or quieter at different speeds? Does it click faster as you speed up or go away? is it an all the time thing, or just every once in a while?
it's a singular one that I can feel coming from the passenger side but I can feel it in the driver side floorboard. It's not really contingent on speed or at any given time. I feel like its more prominent when the passenger wheel goes over a bump
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 04:00 AM
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That sounds more like a suspension thing, not an axle. I would get the car in the air at a shop or something and inspect it. Could just be a shock going out or it could be somethin a little more important. Deff warrants a look into it by a pro if you can afford it. You don't want your wheel just falling off the car lol
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 04:12 AM
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That sounds more like a suspension thing, not an axle. I would get the car in the air at a shop or something and inspect it. Could just be a shock going out or it could be somethin a little more important. Deff warrants a look into it by a pro if you can afford it. You don't want your wheel just falling off the car lol
lol yeah that's kind of a scary thought. That was a second possibility for me lol...I do have coilovers so something could be going on there
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 04:16 AM
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Umm...not all that knowledgeable in the coil over department, but don't those have a locking retainer nut for adjusting the height with? If that's loose or something, that could be your click...the suspension extending and smacking back against the nut. I'm prolly wrong tho, I have only a limited idea on how those things work lol
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