Ok, I did my '00 SI brakes a few weeks ago...took the car to autox event and car is working good.

Just started noticing a sound today while driving. Almost like something loose *clunk clunk clunk* and seems to be related to the speed of the tires rotating....almost like the sound when you have a flat tire. If I brake (or pull ebrake slightly), the sound goes away.

Since this happened while at work, I tried looking under, bouncing up and down on the back bumper (I'm sure it's the rear left making the sound), and also checked the lug nuts. I can't find anything loose visually.

Any ideas what the possibilities are?

 

i m having the same problem only on the front left of my EG. I hate it...its almost as if there were shims missing when the previous owner had the brakes done...i guess ill have to dissemble and reassemble and see if anythings missing

 

Bad axles make a clunking noise that will speed up and slow down with the axle rotation. Might want to check your CV joints on your axles.

 

Well in my case, it's coming from the rear...no axles to worry about back there.

I am 99% sure I tightened the bolts from trailing arm assembly and lower control arms...already had the shocks installed from previously and I didn't loosen them so I can't imagine the sound is coming from that.

The only thing I can think of (since wheels are on tight as well) is the brake caliper. So I hope that's what it is. I'll check today when I get home and avoid any hard braking for now...hope I make it home safely!

 

So it turned out it's the two screws that hold the rotor on to the hub. Must have not come with any because there were no screws holding it in on the rear left and only one on the rear right.

Guess I'll have to run over to Honda and pick some up. I assume it's not dangerous since the wheels torqued down should hold it in place...seems like reseating the wheel and torquing it down stopped the clunking.

I guess lesson learned is, make sure all bolts are tight and THERE when getting used parts.

 

the 2 screws that hold the disk to the hub are not needed. just throw them out when you take the others off next. they are there to hold the disk on when traveling down the assembly line.

 

really? huh...it seems like the rotor is loose even when the wheel is on...why would that be?

 

Sounds like a bad cv joint

 

remember it's the back wheels, not the front. no axles back there.

 

the bolt you loosen to remove the caliper might be loose ...or the rotor might be loose....check those

 

make sure the spring that holds the pads tight isn't broken and the slides are clean, both of those things can cause noisey brakes.

 

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100% correct. sounds like you didnt have the wheels centered on the hub, putting more pressure on one side or the other when the wheel was rolling, and letting the rotor rock, when you brake the pads clamping the rotor prevented the rotor from rocking and hushed the noise.

 

The initial noise stopped when i put the wheel on, making me think that maybe the rotor wasn't properly seated when I bolted the wheel on.

However, I still had a knocking noise the braking, then going into reverse. I found the problem to be that the rotor still moves around slightly if those two screws aren't in place since the holes on for the studs on the rotors are slightly larger and has some room to move. Once I put those screws in, the sound has completely gone away.

 

the rotor cant move if the wheel is torqued correctly. either the wheel was loose still or the rotor wasnt seated properly. those screws are assembly line helpers ONLY.