knocking from back brakes

[rifleman]

hi.i am getting a knock from the o/s/r brake that goes when i apply the brakes...
any ideas would be of great help as this is my first golf and not had much experience with them.cheers

[Khare]

how about removing the rear wheel and having a look THEN reporting what you find?

[rifleman]

ever thought i have?  thought i would see on here if there was any common problems not get a cocky reply

[MrBounce]

Golf GTi Forum - help and sarcasm since 02...

Seriously though, I'd take a look at the pads first - it's possible that the friction material may have broken loose? Also check your wheel bearings, shocks and possibly the springs as applying the brakes transfers the weight towards the front - the spring might not be sitting right or could be broken.

[Khare]

if you're getting a knock then id suggest maybe loose caliper or brake pads.

[Wayne]

Sounds like a pad moving, from memory they have spring retaining clips fitted maybe one of those has broken or failed.

[rifleman]

cheers guys will be whipping brakes apart today and going to put new pads in.hopefully should be ok.if not just turn music up

[Len]

Get it checked properly mate! If you are not competant yourself then get a garage to look.
Dont mess with brakes etc. most important safety feature on a car!

First thing I would check is that the wheel nuts/bolts are tight!


And yes you will get sarcastic replies if you ask questions first and think later!

[rifleman]

funny that......
trained at a vauxhall dealership nearly 19 years ago as an auto technician.only left to join the army a year ago.
this is the first mk3 golf gti i have worked on and just wondered if there were any common faults.so as you can imagine i do know how to do wheel nuts up etc.
turns out the pads were moving in the caliper.new pads and all sorted.