vibration/noise

**murf2484** · 15th March 2008, 21:16

anyone have any ideas ive got a noise that seems to be coming from the front when its been stood for a bit when i start moving of i get a vibration through the brake and clutch pedal only for a bit then it goes theres no noise or vibration when the cars traveling had all 4 wheels of and checked before taking off if there are any noises or movement but none at all. ive checked all around the engine bay nothing loose and every thing is tight.
any advice or ideas will be gladly recieved its strating to woory me help please

**John35** · 17th March 2008, 20:54

Brakes sticking on ????

**murf2484** · 17th March 2008, 21:33

if it is the brakes sticking on how do i go about freeing them or stoping them sticking???

**John35** · 21st March 2008, 17:32

Probably need to take them apart, clean them and put them back on again.

**murf2484** · 28th March 2008, 23:21

Ive tried to grease them but the grease gun nozzle is too big does any one know what size the front brake grease nipple is as i dont want to go to a garage just for some one to grease them when i can do it

**Gsi3.2** · 28th March 2008, 23:30

aarrgghh!!.. not normal grease!!!!...

brake cleaner, and lots of it to remove all traces of the grease you have applied..NOW!

strip and re assemble the brakes using copper grease... much higher melting point than normal grease in a gun..

follow the how-2's and clean the pad rests right up before putting a smear of copper grease on the bits where the pads touch the rests and the calipers..

**murf2484** · 28th March 2008, 23:37

No grease went in to the grease nipple as the guns nozzle was too big.
I looked at the brakes last weekend and the front ns seems to be sticking what do i need to grease to stop the brakes sticking GSI3.2 I can strip them down as i changed them at the backend of last year i applied copper grease to the back of the pads

any help and advice GSI3.2 would be great

**Gsi3.2** · 28th March 2008, 23:42

you need to strip them down again..

take a wire brush to the pad rests and remove all the congealed dust.. really clean them off 100%.. then remove the two bolts you undo to remove the caliper ( the 7mm allen key ones) from the caliper..smear them with some copper grease and re-insert into the caliper..

push the caliper piston right back in..

grease the pads on the two metal ears and the area they touch the pad rests on.. and the backs of the pads..the copper grease will dampen the vibration..reassemble the caliper and push the piston out with the brake pedal..

**murf2484** · 28th March 2008, 23:48

Gsi 3.2 thanks for the help and advice ill work on them in the morn hopefully will this stop the brakes sticking or will this reduce any noise

**Gsi3.2** · 29th March 2008, 08:26

it should do both murf.. remember.. really go to town on the pad rests.. back to bare metal if you can..it'll be the rests and the slider pins that are holding it on..the copper grease will stop any squealling