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#101 · (Edited)
EBC redstuff ceramic here .. cluncking in the rear. OEM pads where surrounded with brake dust,rust and other crap so they did not clunck. I checked the size of my OEM pads and the EBC's and they are exactly the same size.

Bummed out that there is no fix for this :(

I even made video's and all that (shit is very audible outside the car) and contacted EBC but they couldn't help wich is kind of obvious cause the OEM pads are the exact same size.

I don't really mind it THAT much but the main problem is that when i pull up and park at the local café with a full open terras that everyone suddenly stares thinking i hit some car while parking :p or they think i drive some POS cluncker (pun intended) same thing at a shop or whatever other crowdy place. I know i shouldn't care what everyone thinks but hey it is kind of annoying.

I am glad however that i took the time to search thoroughly even after finding nothing in the "brake threads of interest" that would have been some flamewar if i started a new thread about this :lol:
 
#102 · (Edited)
isnt it more of loud tap than a clunk LOL! When I changed my Stock pads with Napa ceramic equivalents they clicked immediately after pulling out of my driveway. The factory pads never made that noise... I even bought a new rear axle nut and torqued it to factory specs thinking it was that. Its the pads.

Are people gettting this after changing to new or aftermarket factory rotors? I still have my OE rotors so maybe it has something to do with the way new pads fit on used rotors? Especially if there not turned. Other than that my guess would be the pin hole tolerances being different among different brands and maybe even inconsistant from dealer replacements and thats why people still get it with stock pads.
 
#103 ·
Guardian-X- said:
I am glad however that i took the time to search thoroughly even after finding nothing in the "brake threads of interest" that would have been some flamewar if i started a new thread about this :lol:
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#105 ·
Guys,

The clunk is because the posts that hold your brake pad in place are dry or rusty. You need to pull them out and apply a crap load of brake grease to both of them and to the holes in the brake pads. Then reinstall. The clunk/click is because the pad is not gliding nicely towards the rotor, its sticking until there is enough force to pop it against the rotor.

i havent had clunk since ive been keeping everything greased up.
 
#106 ·
jwagman1 said:
Guys,

The clunk is because the posts that hold your brake pad in place are dry or rusty. You need to pull them out and apply a crap load of brake grease to both of them and to the holes in the brake pads. Then reinstall. The clunk/click is because the pad is not gliding nicely towards the rotor, its sticking until there is enough force to pop it against the rotor.

i havent had clunk since ive been keeping everything greased up.
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Hmmm awesome advice. I too have had the clunk from day one and even after switching to Hawk HPS pads. Ill try to grease everything up and report back.
 
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#110 ·
jwagman1 said:
Guys,

The clunk is because the posts that hold your brake pad in place are dry or rusty. You need to pull them out and apply a crap load of brake grease to both of them and to the holes in the brake pads. Then reinstall. The clunk/click is because the pad is not gliding nicely towards the rotor, its sticking until there is enough force to pop it against the rotor.

i havent had clunk since ive been keeping everything greased up.
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I know this is an old post but moving forward, this is not the culprit here. From day one, my pads have made the clunk sound. It's not that the pins are rusty/dirty, it's that the pads float along the pins. Greasing them up may help reduce the friction and you may not hear the sound as much, but the pads will still shift forward and backward.

If you have this sound in any other situation other than a change in direction (forward --> reverse or reverse --> forward), then you may have an issue. Otherwise, this is normal.
 
#111 ·
I had greased up my pins with copper anti-seize when I installed the pads (per EBC's instructions).

Ultimately, it wasn't the pads causing the noise. It was loose hardware on the front and rear sway bars. Readjusted and re-torqued all nuts and bolts. No more noise.
 
#114 ·
Parker said:
I know this is an old post but moving forward, this is not the culprit here. From day one, my pads have made the clunk sound. It's not that the pins are rusty/dirty, it's that the pads float along the pins. Greasing them up may help reduce the friction and you may not hear the sound as much, but the pads will still shift forward and backward.

If you have this sound in any other situation other than a change in direction (forward --> reverse or reverse --> forward), then you may have an issue. Otherwise, this is normal.
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Truth.

It has nothing to do with the pads, but the fact that the pads are held in place with pins. and with clearance for pins to be removed, there is room for them to float (even if that clearance is half a millimeter, its still room for movement). The clunk is when the pad shifts which side of the pad gets butted up against the pin.

Dont like the clunk, buy a different style brake caliper ($$$$).
 
#115 ·
the brake clunk lasted since I got my used 2012 STi from a Subie dealership. I have looked through the posts on this thread. Most are about 04-07 STi's. I wonder if this is also normal on a newer model. Braking is okay so far, but the noise is sometimes annoying and makes me worry.
 
#116 ·
sjsguan said:
the brake clunk lasted since I got my used 2012 STi from a Subie dealership. I have looked through the posts on this thread. Most are about 04-07 STi's. I wonder if this is also normal on a newer model. Braking is okay so far, but the noise is sometimes annoying and makes me worry.
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The brakes in the newer models are exactly the same, so yes it does still apply.
 
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