2001 Altima GXE making "clicking" sound when I brake
I recently had the rear brakes replaced (drums, etc and bled) because they were making a scraping noise every time I would brake. After having them replaced, I didn't hear any sound. About 2 weeks later, I started hearing a clicking sound when I would brake.
I took it back to the technician today and he said he adjusted the brakes but the sound I hear is coming from the struts and bearings. ?He said when I brake, the force of the car is causing pressure on the struts (original struts and the car is over 150K) and bearings producing the clicking sound I hear when I brake.
I asked him why would this happen after I have the rear brakes worked on as I only had a grinding sound before I had the rear brakes worked on. He said that it was due to the force of the car and its impact on the struts and bearings. He said the struts should be replaced every 60K. The car was bought pre-owned at 90K and now at 150K+.
Any thoughts on this? I am taking it back to the master technician tomorrow and it is a major automotive chain. I am already in $500 and now they are telling me the next repair I need is $700 to take care of this issue. Not sure if I want to drop this amount into an 11 year old car. -- A citizen of The United States of Amnesia. How quickly we forget.
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Re: 2001 Altima GXE making "clicking" sound when I bra
Pull the drums and look for a very rough cut on them. I had the same thing happen after a rear brake job (took the drums to be cut to a shop I normally don't use) and I found that the shoes were tracking in the cut groves and pulling away from the backing plate. When the shoes reached max travel due to the hold down springs they would click back against the backing plate. The click was speed sensitive meaning the click was slow when braking at slower speeds and the click was was faster at higher speeds when braking.
You were right on the money! The mechanic had to cut the drum down a bit. The brakes work perfectly and no clicking sound whatever exists. How much I owe ya? -- A citizen of The United States of Amnesia. How quickly we forget.
You were right on the money! The mechanic had to cut the drum down a bit. The brakes work perfectly and no clicking sound whatever exists. How much I owe ya?
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