[T3] knocking sound at a hard stop-front of car

John L. Morgan IV emailjohnmorgan at gmail.com
Thu Sep 1 09:27:28 PDT 2011


no brake work done recently.
could it be that mechanic number 1, undid the calipers or mount bolts
and the second mechanic missed that they were loose or undone?

On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 11:17 AM, <Bobsnotch at aol.com> wrote:

>
> In a message dated 9/1/2011 10:26:22 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> emailjohnmorgan at gmail.com writes:
>
> This is  a daily driver.  Car hasnt been sitting.
> No problem in the back with  drums...the problem comes from the front where
> the discs  are.
>
>
>
> Has this car had any front brake work done to it recently? I'm only asking,
>  because maybe the caliper mount bolts have loosened up. It's about the
> only  thing I can think of, since you've already changed rims. Otherwise,
> I'd
> have to  ask if you have Varga brand calipers on the car, with 8 spokes, as
> I've found  the nub on the caliper likes to hit the spokes.
>
> Bob 65 Notch  S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
> 71 Notch (Krunchy)
> 64 T-34 Ghia  (Wolfie)
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