How do folks, 'nutha question for you all regarding my vRS.

Noticed when parking up the other day (with the drivers window down) that after a drive, if I reverse the car then apply the brakes there's a clunk from the front of the car like something is shifting into a new position underneath. When I then drove forwards again and applied the brakes nothing happened but then I reversed and braked again and 'clunk'.

Anyone got any ideas what this could be?

Thanks,

Chris.

hi there

The problem is the brake pads moving in the caliper bracket so you need new brake pads.it happened on mine and skoda put new brakes on the front under warranty.

cheers

Phil

hi there

The problem is the brake pads moving in the caliper bracket so you need new brake pads.it happened on mine and skoda put new brakes on the front under warranty.

cheers

Phil

Hi Phil

My Fab Vrs 54 plate still does this after Skoda changed the front discs and front brake pads. Very strange, I thought it was front anti roll bar but that looks fine.. would like to know the cause and if any other owner/s have a cure.

There is always going to be a little play. Sometimes they will make a noise sometimes not.

If it were my car, I would be checking everything is nice and tight such as the caliper and carrier bolts. If I couldn't find anything wrong and I knew the pads were good, I would leave it.

If Your not confident in doing this then I would get them checked out.

Never second guess your brakes.

Hmm.....so the pads are suspect here. Ok, I'll have a nosy at them.

Was also thinking ARB bushes too as this can shift back and forth a bit but these look fine.

Odd.

my front pads (312mm brake set up) were ok until i did the Ring/Spa trip in May , what seems to have happened to mine is that the sticky backing on the outer pad has over heated and is no longer stuck to the caliper , therefore more movement in the pad espacially when reversing/braking

i do get a clunk when i brake going forward though where the pads move back in the caliper bracket and you've not mentioned this

I can't say I can hear it when going forwards after reversing, only the other way round. I'll have to take a wheel off and try moving the pads round in a caliper to see if there's any play.

I can't say I can hear it when going forwards after reversing, only the other way round. I'll have to take a wheel off and try moving the pads round in a caliper to see if there's any play.

if they move up and down in the bracket , even a little bit , they can make a noise

Ok, had the front wheels off yesterday.

The drivers side pad had very little play in the caliper, perhaps 1mm tops, but the passenger side had a good couple of mm movement up and down. The little clips above and below the pad would appear to be responsible for holding the pad in place I'd have thought.....is there a way of adjusting/ bending them to ensure a tighter fit of the pad in the caliper?

These are only the pads I can see too.....the ones behind the disc are a bit harder to get to so I can't comment on those.

I'm wondering what would be classed as a 'normal' amount of play between the pads and the calipers. Are they supposed to be set solid or would a little bit of movement be expected?

Thanks,

Chris.

AFAIK the outer pads should not move , as they should be stuck to the caliper by means of the sticky tape on the back of the pad

have the pads been changed at any time to none genuine pads ?

Not sure to be honest. They're Ferrodo pads though if that helps.

If that's the case though, they ain't stuck down. They were free to move in the caliper, only hindered by the clips top and bottom.

Sounds like new pads needed then! :(

Not sure to be honest. They're Ferrodo pads though if that helps.

If that's the case though, they ain't stuck down. They were free to move in the caliper, only hindered by the clips top and bottom.

Sounds like new pads needed then! :(

if the pads aren't worn down , why replace them ?

i would copper slip the edges where they sit on the caliper bracket and use them until worn down

or i think you can get some sticky backing from Halfords in their brake dept , use that to secure the pad to the caliper

if the pads aren't worn down , why replace them ?

i would copper slip the edges where they sit on the caliper bracket and use them until worn down

or i think you can get some sticky backing from Halfords in their brake dept , use that to secure the pad to the caliper

Good point. There's loads of life left in them yet.

If I can get them stuck in I think I will........trip to Halfrauds on the cards for some sticky stuff.

Thanks for your advice mate.

Chris.

This is a strange problem I to have the clonky brake noise from the front brakes. I have looked at the original skoda pads that came out of my 54 plate Fab Vrs . I asked for them at time of replacement and they have no sticky tape/pads on the back of the front brake pads. The brake pads that were fitted by Skoda have no sticky pads on the genuine replacement pads, I watched them being fitted.

I replaced the back brake pads with Jurid brake pads from GSF and they came with sticky pads on the back of the brake pads. no noise at all from the back. One thing I have noticed is that the front callipers move ever so slightly when the brake pedal is pressed . All bolts are correctly tightend..

mine did that when the anti roll bar drop links were stuffed

Well off I went to the dealers to-day, luck would have it that I got the Fab Vrs looked at straight away. Stating that the clonk from the front was the drop links. Not so they said, drop links OK , but we have changed the driver-side seat belt under warranty !!!!. so now I have give up chasing the front alleged brake clonk and am now pretending I cannot hear it..

What was up with your seat belt. My pre tensioner has gone off and i require a new one, pretty expensive

Hi Symonevans

I don't really know but something must have been up with it. I did though notice that sometimes the seat belt would not return to its home position when I unhooked the belt to get out of the car. Anyhow replaced under warranty for whatever reason. I did not hang around the dealership for long in case they fitted a seat belt to the wrong car as I did not ask for it to be replaced..

Think there around

The seat belts can get damp when the inner door seals fail , they swell up slightly , this can cause slow retraction after release