anyone hearing this noise? what is that? only happens when i reverse out of somewhere then goto drive then brake...

I have it to and it clicks it used to scare me but someone said that on this site that all acuras/hondas do this. My sisters accord doesnt do that and hers is a 96. I thought about gonna to honda and seeing if this is alright.

Mine does this exact thing too. So I called Honda, and they told me not to worry... but it being Honda I didnt beleive them... so I ask my mechanic.. he said everything was fine, and he didnt know why they make the click.. he said it might be that my E-brake cable needs to be tighted a bit.( mine only click in the back)

Let me know if you find out anything else about it though

-Michael

Are you doing this at a slight roll..or a complete stop???

I have just recently noticed it doing this the past couple of weeks too. It seems to only do it on the passenger side though. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG] I do exactly like you do - reverse, drop it in drive from a complete stop, and then come to a stop sign and stop and i get a click/thump. My guess is that the brakes were "moving backwards" and then when rolling forwards they have to 'reseat' themselves for the forward movement. This is the only logical explanation that I can come up with.

thanks for the input

of course complete stop im not that lazy lol

my ebrake is in dire need of an adjustment

lets see if that fixes it

but yep maaaad annoying ppl always ask me wtf that was

"After driving in reverse, say backing into a parking spot, the brakes will click the first time the brake pedal is depressed in reverse. When you pull out of the spot they should also click once when driving forward and depressing the brakes for the first time. This is not a major problem, it happened to me on previous cars as well. The brake calipers are a set width, well the calipers are made by honda, but honda doesn't make the brake pads, they are made by someone else. honda gives them specs to build the pads by... A 'tolerance' if you will. They have to be within a certain size range. The brake pad manufacturer makes them somewhere between those two specs, which will leave a gap between the side of the caliper and the pad. That way, when the rotors are turning in an opposite direction than they were before, and the pedal is depressed, the pads come down on the rotor, and since the rotor is turning it smacks the pad against the OTHER side of the caliper, causing a lound *CLICK*

If that was even understandable, that is the answer to your question. It's nothing to be concerned about, just a matter of factory tolerances and pad clearance within the caliper. It happens on a lot of cars really, my last 2 chevrolets did it. If you go to the honda dealer, they will fold up a business card and stick it in the gap between the pad and caliper to prove to you that there is nothing wrong with it and that they know this. The pad will cushion the impact/fill the cap thus eliminating the click... for a few days... til the folded business card is pulverized from the pressure of a boosted brake system stopping a 2500 pound car. Then the clicking will come back, but once again it is nothing to worry about.

Sorry for the long post.... But that should answer your question."

Thanks to RallyEX for that, the thread is
here

kristy:

I think I said the same thing two posts ago, but somehow where we can understand it. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG] I definately enjoy the very detailed description of the problem though. At first I thought it was just me because I accidentally drove off a driveway and thunked the front passenger side. I climbed out right away and looked and there's no damage. I think I bounced the frame actually. But thanks for that bit of info! [IMG]i/expressions/beer_yum.gif[/IMG]

I have the same problem. Honda tech said it's because of the gap between the rotor and the pad.

Anyone know going with Brembo's will solve this problem?

Supyo, which dealer d'you get your car from?

lol, I didnt quite get it either, I just thought I would post it in case any of ya's wanted a real detailed description. I didnt write it, but I remembered this being discussed before and I found the thread so I posted it. Ya know, for you einsteins out there[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG]

action honda
first shipments =\

Action Honda too, didn't do jack about my complains. I'll just get Brembos when I can, and f@4k the stock roters...

Although I'm not 100% sure it's the roter. Maybe suspension? Dunno.