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Re: brake clunk

To: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
Subject: Re: brake clunk
From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 16:31:07 -0500
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Organization: Positive Earth Drivers Club
References: <l03110705b286b459161c@[170.140.244.186]>
Reply-to: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Jeff Boatright wrote:
> 
> Dear Spridgeteers,
> 
> This week I noted a new and somewhat disturbing sound/feeling. When I park
> my car in the garage, I run the tires up to a couple of bricks (lightly
> braking, of course) then kiss the bricks, then brake as I begin to roll
> backwards, then switch off. Lately when I do this, there is a clunk sound
> and I feel it in the brake pedal as I brake rolling backwards. 

Jeff

Like Bill said but also check the back wheel cylinder mounting clips.
If one or both fell (or rusted) off, you will have a loose wheel
cylinder and this will cause the clunking in the brakes. 
The clips are on the outside of the brake plate.
-- 
Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
Lots of LBCs
http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut

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