Rattly Rear Brake Pads

[yosini]

Evening,

My rear pads have rattled for ages which hasn't bothered me to much, but all this lovely weather and window down motoring has made it quite apparent that I should do something about it. I think I read on here once that this was fixable by a dab of silicon (?). Question is... Is that right, where do i dab, and how easy is it? Presumably I can do it without having to bleed brakes or any other such nasty job...

Cheers

Joe

[Brummmie]

I am fitting some anti rattle springs today, along with some CL RC8 rear pads, I will post pics of them.

[yosini]

Cheers, I'd be very interested to hear how easy they are to fit. Otherwise I'll have to drive with the windows up again, and that spoils a lot of the fun.

[pmessling]

I went to fit the springs myself that separate the pads but didn't realise until looking for the thousandths time that my rear calipers have the anti rattle clip already. Maybe as its the later car that it was a a design change via AP

[Brummmie]

pmessling said:

I went to fit the springs myself that separate the pads but didn't realise until looking for the thousandths time that my rear calipers have the anti rattle clip already. Maybe as its the later car that it was a a design change via AP

A mate has the same rear calipers as us on a BMW LS, and thats where i spotted these more traditional type spring retainers, rather than the Biro springs.

[pmessling]

Biro springs very good. I brought them at an extortionate rate but have no need for them. I thought they would be stainless but they are not so can't see them lasting long.

Did you manage to get the retainer seperatley?

[Brummmie]

Fitted the new pads this evening, the new discs we had made are looking really good, they have done a few miles and a track day with RC6 compound pads and are untouched, these RC8's with slicks on this weekend may test them though!!

[dean_ratpac]

Brummmie said:

Fitted the new pads this evening, the new discs we had made are looking really good, they have done a few miles and a track day with RC6 compound pads and are untouched, these RC8's with slicks on this weekend may test them though!!

Did yours come with those brackets...? Mine didn't?

[Brummmie]

No, those springs are from AP.

[Blair357ci]

Brummmie said:

pmessling said:

I went to fit the springs myself that separate the pads but didn't realise until looking for the thousandths time that my rear calipers have the anti rattle clip already. Maybe as its the later car that it was a a design change via AP

A mate has the same rear calipers as us on a BMW LS, and thats where i spotted these more traditional type spring retainers, rather than the Biro springs.

Yep no noise from rears at all, yours any better?

[edhorne]

Hi Brummie

Do you have a part number for those AP anti rattle springs. TVR Power have them but £10 a pair seems a bit steep.

Any ideas what else they might fit?

Thanks

Ed

[Brummmie]

edhorne said:

Hi Brummie

Do you have a part number for those AP anti rattle springs. TVR Power have them but £10 a pair seems a bit steep.

Any ideas what else they might fit?

Thanks

Ed

I think they cost me £18.00 for the set, yes alot of money for some tin, but thats AP pricing for you!

[spartridge]

Brummmie said:

I think they cost me £18.00 for the set, yes alot of money for some tin, but thats AP pricing for you!

Have they solved the rattle on the rears Brummie as I have this very same issue?

[purpleliability]

Did you get them from AP or someone else?

[Brummmie]

spartridge said:

Have they solved the rattle on the rears Brummie as I have this very same issue?

Yes.

[gruffalo]

Group buy then?

[Boatbuoy]

gruffalo said:

Group buy then?

I could be tempted!

[Supateg]

http://www.part-box.com/products.php?search=Ap+rat...

Ordered all the bits for my front brake refurb.

Super service.

[gruffalo]

So what is the AP part number for the rear calipers?