Clumping noise from breaking 1988 Cougar

November 09, 2023, 08:53:05 PM

Hello how do you do hopefully you can help me figure out this problem and I'm sure other people may have experienced the same problem

So anyway when I put my foot on the break I hear this like clumping noise or when I'm in reverse and I put my foot on the break I hear the clumping noise again is only on the left side not on the right side
And it just drives me crazy sometimes when I go on a bump I hear it but not that often usually when I'm putting my foot on the brake to stop or if I really put a lot of brake pressure I hear this clumping noise
And when it was raining it rained a lot here the clumping noise went away I didn't hear it at all we had some really hard rains that came through and I didn't hear the clumping noise the whole time I was driving that day even a couple days afterwards
But then the clumping noise came back and I only hear it again I stressed this strongly when my foot is on the brake or stepping on the brake for stopping
Now let me tell you what I replace I replace the tie rod, wheel bearings I replace the ball joint which it needed cuz there was a little play in that anyway
I replace the brake pad I replace the caliper the caliper pins so I don't know what else to replace I don't even know what's causing it I have a feeling it's the calibers but the calipers are new along with the brake pads so I'm at a loss as to what it could be maybe you can think of something or somebody who might know the answer to this😮

Re: Clumping noise from breaking 1988 Cougar

Reply #1 – November 10, 2023, 08:01:09 AM

Did you replace the hardware for the pads and caliper?

I would check the ball joints and the top hat on the strut too. You didn't mention anything about the sway bar?