Jeff Boatright wrote:
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> 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.
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Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
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