Front end Clank'ing under breaking

hiplanezDrifter · 10-16-2018, 11:10 AM

2010 135i....i put new rotors and pads (hawk) on all 4 corners. not soon after i noticed a metal-on-metal clanking noise as i start breaking. sometimes it is right as i initiate brake, or sometimes it is 2 seconds after braking. Definately sounds like something coming to rest against something else. I've had it looked at twice by the shop that did the work. No avail.

Oddly, every time i jack up the front end (both sides) it will stop for a day and then return.

Thoughts? THANKS!

juld0zer · 10-16-2018, 06:17 PM

Some pads are slightly narrower than genuine pads so they will clank when changing direction

Suhb · 10-22-2018, 03:58 PM

My akebonos clunk in the front. Almost always when I reverse out of a parking spot and brake. I hear it when at low speeds and press the pedal.

Contacted support, they told me their backing plate is slightly smaller than OEM. It shifts right when the pads engage and you hear it clunking. Yours is probably the same. I found no fix besides changing out for different pads from a diff manufacturer.

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hiplanezDrifter Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Charlotte NC iTrader: (0)	Front end Clank'ing under breaking 2010 135i....i put new rotors and pads (hawk) on all 4 corners. not soon after i noticed a metal-on-metal clanking noise as i start breaking. sometimes it is right as i initiate brake, or sometimes it is 2 seconds after braking. Definately sounds like something coming to rest against something else. I've had it looked at twice by the shop that did the work. No avail. Oddly, every time i jack up the front end (both sides) it will stop for a day and then return. Thoughts? THANKS!
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juld0zer Lieutenant Colonel 480 Rep 1,600 Posts Drives: Prev 135i 7DCT, Now 130i 6sp Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: 2153 iTrader: (0)	Some pads are slightly narrower than genuine pads so they will clank when changing direction
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Suhb First Lieutenant 119 Rep 377 Posts Drives: 2010 128i Coupe 6-Speed Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: PA iTrader: (3)	My akebonos clunk in the front. Almost always when I reverse out of a parking spot and brake. I hear it when at low speeds and press the pedal. Contacted support, they told me their backing plate is slightly smaller than OEM. It shifts right when the pads engage and you hear it clunking. Yours is probably the same. I found no fix besides changing out for different pads from a diff manufacturer. __________________
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