Clunk when braking

[m3y]

Hi

My lcr occasionally makes a clunking noise from the front passenger side when braking at slow speeds. Any ideas what this could be?

Thanks

 

[seatcupramad23]

have you lowered your car buy any chance ?

 

[m3y]

No not lowered... I do have an r32 arb though

 

[allh2k]

Does the car just before you stop jerk to a stop when braking slowly?

I have been told this the arb

 

[m3y]

No doesn't jerk at all, brakes very smooth and well

 

[YellowLCR]

Could be a loose pad.

 

[h0tr0x]

do you find it does it after your have been reversing? if i say reverse off the drive, when i brake at the end of the road it clunks once EVERY TIME and won't do it again til i reverse again.

ive read on here it happening to other people too and its nothing to be worried about.

 

[chris c]

Some pads move in the calipers. I had the same thing and it went away when i changed to ferrodos. Nothing to worry about

 

[Mo Arif]

sounds like a brake pad to me...

 

[psjunkie]

do you find it does it after your have been reversing? if i say reverse off the drive, when i brake at the end of the road it clunks once EVERY TIME and won't do it again til i reverse again.

ive read on here it happening to other people too and its nothing to be worried about.

im getting this too! would be nice to find out what it is

 

[CatB1]

My Mk3 Ibiza started (with Brembo's) this a few weeks ago, my ABS light also illuminated at the same time & then reset itself. The pads cannot move unless the pad pin has migrated, check the pin, doubt very much that this has happened. My ABS light is now illuminated all the time & the clunking noise has disappeared. Will hook it up to VAGCOM when I get a chance but I'm suspecting the ABS unit is at fault.


Pete

 

[offitmassive]

ARB drop link worn

 

[StevoTDI]

Ours does this but its the driver seat base mount. It sounds like a clunk coming from under the car.

 

[alien1974]

im getting this too! would be nice to find out what it is

i get this too but my car just past the mot

 

[m3y]

Garage had a look today... said that the driver side top mount has some play, gonna get it replaced next week hopefully will cure it

 

[s_purs]

Whats a driver side top mount?

My car does this as well, from the drivers side

 

[psjunkie]

It's the bearings that the strut turns on its located at the top of the strut turret

 

[s_purs]

Is that an additional strut? My car is standard

 

[allh2k]

Is that an additional strut? My car is standard

Is it the mushroom thing you can see when you open the bonnet at the top of the suspension? Or part of it?

 

[S10EAT]

Sounds like something needs tightening!!