"aerorea" <needanon@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:1115922080.865278.78250@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com:
> Hi!
>
> For last couple months, I am hearing a periodic click - click sound
> that appears to be coming from the front wheels. The sound goes away
> when I press the break pedal a little bit.
BRAKE noises are easy to diagnose, unless it's your CV joints actually
making the noise. Does the noise happen at parking lot speeds when the
wheel is turned all the way to one side or the other? Then it could be the
CV joints.
Does the sound speed up and slow down with the car, or is it a constant
speed regardless of how fast the car is going?
A click that is consistent with car speed suggests a rotating mass
contacting a fixed mass at regular intervals, meaning (if it's the BRAKES)
the rotor is touching something as it spins.
There are three possible culprits if it's the BRAKES:
1) Rust on the rotor perimeter contacting the pads shims or the caliper
anti-rattle spring, or
2) ALB (ABS) gear is rusted and contacting the speed sensor, or
3) rotor splash shield is rusted loose and is intermittently touching the
rotor.
A competent mechanic will be able to easily identify and cure any of the
above problems.
> This sound disappears
> sometimes completely, and changes its loudness from time to time.
> Lately, I am hearing the clicks almost all the time. So, I guess that
> whetever the problem is - it is getting worse. I would greatly
> appreciate any insight!
>
> My car is Integra 1993. I had a break replacement (calippers and drum)
You don't have drum BRAKES. You have disc BRAKES all around.
> about two years ago (10k miles since then). The noise started almost a
> few weeks after break repair. The mechanic that did the replacement
> says that he can't find any problem!!! I also see excessive break dust
> on one of the wheels, and after driving, that wheel is much hotter than
> the others. On rainy days, you can see steam coming from it.
Then your mechanic did a poor job of fixing your BRAKES.
Either:
1) The calipers are poor quality and the pistons are binding, or
2) the pads are not free on their sliding surfaces, or
3) a pin (or both) are seizing.
There may be a combination of problems present.
Have your mechanic see this page:
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/rustybrakes/brakes1.html
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