rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN! Reply #15 – September 10, 2006, 11:23:45 PM i have ponies so hubcaps pebbles are out. it has had a little rattle that i always thought was the licence plate frame and brakets. ill try the brakes tomorrow, but i just but new pads on not 3 months ago and my car sat for the month and a half i was in Virgina and when i was at the beach. my brakes are being stupid anyways and the braking power is odd. the pedal will be hard and a half to the floor it will stop going down when stopping but the power isnt there. got fluid, air in the lines?how do i bleed them? helped my dad once but it was a long time ago and i dont want him to know about the rattle. Quote Selected
rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN! Reply #16 – September 10, 2006, 11:27:54 PM If you look at the bottom of your ball joints you'll see a small circle (that may have a grease nipple in it if your ball joints have been replaced at some point). This circle should stick out from the metal around it about the thickness of a dime. If it's flush or recessed the ball joint is worn.If the ball joints are squeaking they should be replaced regardless of what the wear indicators say. Squeaks mean dry ball joints, and dry ball joints will fail soon. On my old '88 Cougar I cheated and made a pinhole in the rubber boots, then injected some grease in :hick:. The squeaks went away and the ball joints lasted until I wrecked the car. Of course, your mileage may vary Quote Selected
rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN! Reply #17 – September 10, 2006, 11:35:26 PM i did a lube when i changed the oil. it shouldnt be dry in a few months time should it and what would cause that?were are the other fittings on the front end? Quote Selected
rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN! Reply #18 – September 11, 2006, 11:53:48 AM Quote from: Thunder Chicken;103448If you look at the bottom of your ball joints you'll see a small circle (that may have a grease nipple in it if your ball joints have been replaced at some point). This circle should stick out from the metal around it about the thickness of a dime. If it's flush or recessed the ball joint is worn.If the ball joints are squeaking they should be replaced regardless of what the wear indicators say. Squeaks mean dry ball joints, and dry ball joints will fail soon. On my old '88 Cougar I cheated and made a pinhole in the rubber boots, then injected some grease in :hick:. The squeaks went away and the ball joints lasted until I wrecked the car. Of course, your mileage may varyAlright then, it seems the shop didnt know what they were doing.... typical. Quote Selected
rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN! Reply #19 – September 11, 2006, 04:16:22 PM I dont think anyone has mentioned this but I'd also check for dropped nuts, bolts, spark plugs, etc... that my have landed on ledges on the inner fenders in the engine bay. There's a nice ledge running from under the battery to the strut tower, around the k member is a good collection point and then there is a good one under the brake booster. I think there's another ledge further down by the h-pipe. Obviously its similar on the passenger side. Use a magnet to "sweep" around in areas you cant see well. I'd use an inspection mirror also.The reason I bring this up is I had a serious knocking sound everytime I hit a bump. I thought it was the strut mount or balljoints but I could never nail it down... At least not until I was installing my h-pipe and found an old spark plug that someone had dropped sitting on the ledge under the brake booster. Problem solved. Quote Selected
rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN! Reply #20 – September 11, 2006, 07:32:12 PM it was the caliper! im missing a pin!what pins/ bolts will fit? can i get it from O' reillys? Quote Selected
rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN! Reply #21 – September 11, 2006, 09:01:34 PM You can get caliper bolts at any auto parts store, although I know the ones at advance are not very cheap (like $4-5 each)...(the ones they show online are though) Quote Selected
rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN! Reply #22 – September 11, 2006, 09:39:25 PM That's wild, I've never heard of a front caliper pin coming out... Scary stuff! Buy a tube of blue loctite while you're there and use it on the threads. Quote Selected
rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN! Reply #23 – September 12, 2006, 05:52:18 PM Quote from: Chuck W;103343Not too sure. I know alot of the aftermarket calper pins for the Mustang/TC brakes are too small...thus the pads/calipers can bang around. Perhaps try and find some OEM caliper bolts?I haven't messed with Fox brakes in a while as they are icky.....I see what you mean now.There's all kinds of room for the caliper/pad to jump around. Geez, I bought all new shiny caliper pins and they are the wrong size. =/Now I gotta figure out how to get the correct size pins.EDIT: hooray for ebay! Quote Selected
rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN! Reply #24 – September 12, 2006, 05:54:03 PM Quote from: cougar86_89;103543it was the caliper! im missing a pin!what pins/ bolts will fit? can i get it from O' reillys?Are your pins the hex type? If so just PM me your address and I'll send you two. Quote Selected
rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN! Reply #25 – September 12, 2006, 10:16:26 PM i got some. ther were studip crazy expensive! 6.50 for two torx head bolts!good news rattle is gone but haw did the pin get out without getting stuck in between the spokes and causing serious damage. i know i had all of them on when i painted the calipers in may/june. rattle started about 4-5 days ago and there were line were the pin sped the rim on three of the five spokes. odd i guess it was just luck. Quote Selected
rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN! Reply #26 – September 12, 2006, 11:28:18 PM Ether thanks for the offer though. maybe you would want to send me a car!:grinno: Quote Selected
rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN! Reply #27 – September 13, 2006, 07:53:05 PM Ive lost the mounting bolts for the rear caliper brackets on my car. I know the feeling. Quote Selected
rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN! Reply #28 – September 13, 2006, 09:07:31 PM how did it make it out and not get caught in the rim Quote Selected
rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN! Reply #29 – September 14, 2006, 06:24:03 PM The bolt was only 1.5" long or so, it doesnt use the same setup as the front calipers. I dont know why it came out though. Quote Selected
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