Hello!!!

Last saturday I changed my brake pads on all four wheels with the Akebono Pro-ACTs and did a full brake fluid replacement with the ATE TYP200. So far the braking is butter smooth, grippy and not a single squeaky noise, even when the car is cold.

But now, every morning when i start my car, as i slightly apply the brakes, the rear one make a slight clunk noise that dissappear after i roll a couple of meters. So far i've noticed it everytime the car is cold.

Should I be worried?

 

Are you reversing when this occurs? Did you replace the hardware with a new OE hardware kit?

 

Were the guide pins moving pretty freely in the rear when you did the replacement?
I'm wondering if they might be a little sticky until they warm up a bit.

Or rather sticky when cool, until you break them free by stepping on the brake, then fine until the car stops for a while again.

 

So far, I've noticed it only when moving forward, is very subtle and it disappears after a moment.

I didn't replace the pads by myself, i went to a shop. The mechanic told me that my brake pedal might feel a little spongy while the pads breaks in. The pedal felt like that the first 2-3 days but now it is very hard and i love it like that.

He did an adjustment on the parking brake on the rear calipers. He inserted a screw driver through a hole in the rear brake discs and made some kind of adjustment. I couldn't see exactly what he were doing tho.

The thing is that after a run a little no more noise, not a single squeak and the brakes are working very well.

 

Well, I'd say call up the shop that did the install and ask what they might like you to do. Perhaps just ride it out for a while and see if it discontinues.

 

Well, this monday i went to the shop and explained the situation to the mechanic who worked on the car, it turns out that one of the metal springs that hold together the pins that pass trough the Brake pads was not installed correctly. He redid it and no more loose pad noise!

 

^Yay! And that's why I DIY everything I possibly can on my cars.