vxr8 brakes still rattle after shims fitted
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Stops as soon as I apply the brakes or keep my foot just resting on the brake. I got the shims from monkfish the ones that fix to the edge of the pad.
neil kindly fitted them for me so I would say they are fitted correctly.
Thanks again neil
neil kindly fitted them for me so I would say they are fitted correctly.
Thanks again neil
Edited by HSV Keith on Saturday 9th August 20:43
Edited by HSV Keith on Saturday 9th August 20:44
Stops as soon as I apply the brakes or keep my foot just resting on the brake. I got the shims from monkfish the ones that fix to the edge of the pad.
neil kindly fitted them for me so I would say they are fitted correctly.
Thanks again neil
neil kindly fitted them for me so I would say they are fitted correctly.
Thanks again neil
Edited by HSV Keith on Saturday 9th August 20:43
Edited by HSV Keith on Saturday 9th August 20:44
I stuck my shim pieces onto the actual Caliper where the shoes rest down onto. To be honest though when I took the old ones out there where no shims anywhere!?
Have you cooper slipped the back of the pad a little as well...... Old school but mine seem perfect having bedded them in today.
Have you cooper slipped the back of the pad a little as well...... Old school but mine seem perfect having bedded them in today.
I also had the shim kit fitted this week and my rattling has almost entirely subsided. There's still a little bit, but I've got to try really hard to notice it. It's a huge improvement.
One thing to note, with my old VXR8 the shim kit only seemed to last about 48 hours before the rattle came back, and it only came back on the rear axle. I had the shim kit in the rear callipers removed and re-stuck to the top side of the rear callipers instead of to the base of the calliper and that seemed to sort it out.
One thing to note, with my old VXR8 the shim kit only seemed to last about 48 hours before the rattle came back, and it only came back on the rear axle. I had the shim kit in the rear callipers removed and re-stuck to the top side of the rear callipers instead of to the base of the calliper and that seemed to sort it out.
are you sure its the pads? I was convinced it was my pads rattling over bumps etc., turned out to be the large suspension arm , worn ball joint,
i could make the noise when just moving and jabbing the brakes, from out side it looked like the pads were moving but it was the whole strut moving a few mm,was not picked up on the MOT either. when you apply the brakes it loads up the ball joint and stops the rattling.
i could make the noise when just moving and jabbing the brakes, from out side it looked like the pads were moving but it was the whole strut moving a few mm,was not picked up on the MOT either. when you apply the brakes it loads up the ball joint and stops the rattling.
If it is the pads I have the same issue on mine , I wonder if pads are rattling up and down as you go over the bumps or side to side , if it's up and down then sticking pads on the caliper where the bottom of the pads fit is prob what's required , I have ordered some stick on shims via eBay and see what happens , I have the rear metal shims in I re installed them it was good for a couple of weeks and back to normal , my fronts appear the worse but only on a bumpy road
Hi shims fitted as stated before , I have stuck them to the caliper where the bottom of the pad sits and noise is virtually gone , I checked all four calipers , the worst rattle was the front near side , this was the only one I could put the shim in the others did not move about in the caliper as much and were sitting much tighter , the rattle is side ways but the noise seems to be mainly caused by up and down movement , once rubber type shim is cut to size and stuck there then job done
Hi shims fitted as stated before , I have stuck them to the caliper where the bottom of the pad sits and noise is virtually gone , I checked all four calipers , the worst rattle was the front near side , this was the only one I could put the shim in the others did not move about in the caliper as much and were sitting much tighter , the rattle is side ways but the noise seems to be mainly caused by up and down movement , once rubber type shim is cut to size and stuck there then job done
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