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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 09:09 PM
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brakes clunk

When I push my brake pedal in my brakes make a loud clunk sound. If I use my brakes not long after they made the clunk sound they don't make the sound but if I drive a while then use them again they make a clunk sound. I'm thinking it might be a caliber the brakes work fine to. Any help would be appreciated
 
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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 09:52 PM
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Listen and try to figure out where the noise is coming from... under the dash, RR, LF... maybe roll the window down and hang your head out of the window and try to duplicate the noise.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 05:54 PM
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It sounds like its coming from the front I can't tell which side thow.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 09:20 PM
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check youre sliders and if your rotors are heavily grooved they could be pushing the caliper up and then it pops back in place with the pressure nothing better than a good thorough visual inspection
 
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 10:30 PM
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Trailing arm bushings!
Maybe not in your case, but when my trailing arm bushings were wore out this is exactly what they did.
 
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 10:47 AM
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Is a radius arm the same as a trailing arm
 
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by 7.3lpowerstroke
Is a radius arm the same as a trailing arm
yes........
 
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 01:00 PM
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Mine did the same thing and I found out the springs on my rear brake shoes were worn. I could of swore it was coming from the front but I found out it's from the back. They also could be needing adjustment.
 
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