Rattling/squeaking front brakes

[95riosnake]

My anti-rattle clips for my front calipers are shot. I called the Ford dealer, they don't make them anymore. I went to every auto parts store, they can't get them either. These brakes have been doin this for almost a year now (5 actual months of driving, so around 4,000-5,000 miles), and are getting worse. They rattle like hell on bumps and they chirp like a damn bluejay while I'm driving...quite frankly it is embarrassing.

So, has anyone else had this problem? How did you fix it? Are there any cheaper brands of brake pads that I can get through Advance Auto or Auto Zone for a temporary fix to regain some pride in driving? I've heard some pads come with the clips, but I'm a bit strapped for cash right now, so I was gonna try and get some pads tomorrow and install them in the parking lot here at school, then get a good set of pads this summer when I'm working again.

Any help is appreciated.

 

[95riosnake]

T T T


come on guys.....don't let me down on this...at least this isn't another "should I get 3.73's or 4.10's?" thread...

 

[Engel]

Im with you man I need clips too.. or pads, the squeaking is so bad

 

[95GTvert[bv12]]

well glad its not just me...i think the best option is just spend the $400 or what ever and put cobra brakes in...i dont know about you but mine fad like nuts.

 

[95riosnake]

well glad its not just me...i think the best option is just spend the $400 or what ever and put cobra brakes in...i dont know about you but mine fad like nuts.

...well mine already has cobra brakes, which work fine other than that they chirp and rattle

 

[Engel]

lol i still have stock gt brakes the fade is INSANE scares the **** outa me sometime

 

[95riosnake]

TTT

 

[MadHandle8169]

Something on my car still squeeks even after I changed the breaks and I used those clips for the brake install. My cars exhaust drowns out the sound most of the time or I just turn my music up and just ignore all the mysterious sounds my car makes. If something breaks then I will fix it. It is too hard to try and pin point everything and replace stuff that really wasn't broken.

 

[Chythar]

Interesting. I don't remember any anti-rattle clips for the front brakes, but I do remember a kit for the rears. Bendix, I believe. I just went to my local auto store and asked for a kit for the rear brakes.

Sometimes, brake squeal can be fixed by swapping pads from left to right. I had bad squeal in my rear brakes after changing the pads & rotors. I swapped the inside pads with each other, and the squeal vanished.

 

[epracmetcon]

for the clips, go to autozone and ask for a front brake hardware kit. you will need two.

 

[RFMustangGT]

seems like I rea don here somewhere where a guy bought a set of newer (01-04)GT take-offs from saleen that worked?

 

[95Cobra302]

I got mine from diskbrakesrus.com Only place I could find them. The GT anti-rattle clips are different than are cobras, since we have different calipers.

 

[95Cobra302]

For the cobra calipers there are 2 for each side. I think they were like $20 bucks for the front. Hope this helps

 

[95riosnake]

For the cobra calipers there are 2 for each side. I think they were like $20 bucks for the front. Hope this helps

So you were having the same problem as I am? rattling and squeaking? If so, awesome! $20 is alot cheaper than I was expecting to hear

 

[95Cobra302]

Yeah well actaully when i put my new pads in i forgot to swap them over. It made kinda like a thumping noise when I hit the brakes. I jacked up the car and took the wheels off and had somebody hit the brakes while I spun the rotors and I could see the caliper move so I knew right away that was the problem.

 

[95riosnake]

cool

I went to the site, they have them. They also have a kit which has the pins too, I might spring the extra $20 and get new pins too. For some reason when I click the "BUY" button on either item, it displays some error. So I guess I'll call them tomorrow and see what's up.

 

[95riosnake]

Hey guys just wanted to do a follow-up on this. I got the caliper hardware kit from diskbrakesrus.com, which includes new pins, washers, c-clips, and anti-rattle clips, for around $45 shipped to my door. I installed them today and it did the trick. Anybody out there who was havin the same problem I was, well there's your fix. Also, if you don't wanna buy the whole hardware kit you can get just the anti-rattle clips for $20.

I can drive with pride again lol