How To Install Disc Brake Anti Rattle Clipse

Ironically, I had to put front brakes and rotors on my wife's '98 Windstar this week end. Each pad manufacturer has their own design of 'anti-rattle' clips. Learn more from Know Your Parts. Can weaken springs and anti-rattle clips. On the individual components that go into a vehicle’s disc brake.

Because my brake pads did NOT come with the anti-rattle clips, and the old ones were not there, I went down to the friendly FLAPS and this is what I ended up with. $9.97 and you also get the two rubber boot deals that go on the calipers as well. Here is what things should look like without the clips.

There is a lot of slop in them thar calipers. Mine clunked when ever I changed direction (forward/backwards) from the pads shifting so much.

The anti-rattle clips go on like this with the big tab facing the middle of the caliper. The hook in back of the tab goes under the pad holder. Start by feeding the tab and hook inside the caliper and carrier, then bend the inside side up and over to in between the pad and carrier like so. The clips are tough and can take the abuse no problem. Take a screwdriver and pry the other side up and over the pad tang and between the tang and carrier.

The bottom is just the same procedure turned 180 degrees. The carrier and caliper should now be a pretty solid unit when done. The Metal Lathe Gingery Pdf Download. The finished product: Good luck!! Quote, originally posted by wannabemechanic » I hear that clunking in mine too whenever I'm in reverse. Usually when I'm backing up and I have the steering wheel turned to the right.

Sounds like the CV Joint I think it's called? The boot thing near the wheel, but as you know I just had it in the shop and they didn't say anything about replacing those.

I'm taking it to the shop in the morning so I'll ask about that and if the clips will help mine. I knew I needed to replace mine because anytime I'd hit the slightest bump in the road I'd hear the brakes clanging. New clips fixed it [IMG]http://*****************.com/smile/emthup.gif[/IMG].

Hi everyone, Sorry to revive this thread from the archives, I do see there has been some recent activity on it so hopefully someone will be able to help me out. My 07 GTI has one terrible rattle coming from the brakes and I'm sure this is the fix for it, but I can't seem to source these clips anywhere. Everywhere I ask say they can get the regular springs that attach the calliper and carrier, but these seem a little difficult to find. Let me know if anyone has a website or an idea on where to get some.

Thanks in advance!

I don't know how they go on since the 97 brakes look like they're different than the 00 brakes that I did. It appears you have the wire type that hook onto the caliper and hold it snug against the bracket.

These clips are there for a reason, I would never recommend leaving them out. They keep the caliper from rattling around (hence the anti-rattle name). Without them the caliper slide pins will wear faster, and the caliper can actually move away from the bracket and possibly come in contact with the wheel. Whoever said to leave them out is obviously not experienced with front brakes. The person who wrote that was not experienced in disc brake design and was not a fluent mechanic either. The clips referenced in that article are the anti rattle shims on the later brake design. 13 Step To Mentalism Pdf File. A large portion of vehicles on the road use these shims and leaving them out is foolish.

The anti-rattle clips on your brakes are different since you have the older design. The clip you have hooks into the caliper and the ends rest against the bracket that holds the pads in place. The springy action keeps the caliper from moving in an unpredictable manner. It's very hard to describe how it goes in, you really need to see it. There are many other vehicles that use a similar setup.

Next time you're in a large parking lot take a peak through the wheels on some cars and you'll probably see these springy clips. The way you kept your Spotage raised is quite dangerous. That is not the place where to put the jack indicated in the owner's manual. You should also use jack stands to keep the car raised, and buy the best jack stands you can afford. It happened recently to me that a jack used to raise the suspension that way fell down, but my Sportage was sustained by a jack stand. Not raising the car in the proper way can be deadly; last December in Italy a man died crushed under a car sustained by a jack only.

The way you kept your Spotage raised is quite dangerous. That is not the place where to put the jack indicated in the owner's manual. You should also use jack stands to keep the car raised, and buy the best jack stands you can afford. It happened recently to me that a jack used to raise the suspension that way fell down, but my Sportage was sustained by a jack stand. Not raising the car in the proper way can be deadly; last December in Italy a man died crushed under a car sustained by a jack only.

You're right, Galf, it is dangerous to jack up the car by the lower control arm. But that's not what I did. I jacked up the car a little bit, to the point that the brake lines get straight, and put the car on a jack stand. Then I put the jack under the lower control arm and lifted the tire off the ground. The weight of the car stays almost entirely on the jack strands. The thing is that my brake lines stretch when I raise the car, because of the suspension and body lifts.

I have to extend the brake lines somehow, maybe I'll try heating up and (un)bending the metal tubes close to the caliper. Unless someone advises me against it!