Brake Slap/clack noise..

Hmmm. Guess I need to actually look more into now. Thanks.

 

I think the sound is sort of interesting. I like the clack. Means that the calipers are alive and well.

 

I had this on my 18, last year. I removed pins, pads, and shims. Cleaned back of pads, shims, and pins. Applied thin coat of brake grease. Reinstalled and all silent now. Road dirt dries up factory grease.

 

This is what needs to be done semi annually in the rust belt. I've been cleaning/ servicing the brakes on every vehicle I've owned twice a year for the past 35 years. Brakes last longer with a bit of care. If you do the winter wheel changeout that makes it the perfect time to service the brakes. Noisy things in vehicles are demanding attention, pay no heed and pay the price.

 

For those that apply grease; do you apply it to the back or ends of the pad? Both?

When silenced, the pads are still shifting and hitting the caliper, correct? Just not so abruptly as to cause the clank?

 

I applied to to back of pads, both sides of shims, and pins only. They don't hit caliper, pins stop that from happening.

 

You sure about that?
Posts #1 and #3 in this thread...
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/solved-front-brake-“clunk”-sound.622811/

I don't know...I've never really deep dived into it.

 

Mine had no sign of contact with calipers on edges of pads. Never checked with feeler gauge. But could see evidence of it.

 

My 2016 has been doing this. I took out the pins, lubed them up, installed the double spring trick, and now the noise is worse.

Any ideas?

Should I try new pads?

I only lubed the pins, and only slightly....

Thanks so much.

 

Haven’t read through the convo yet, but i fixed this issue on my taco. When installing new brakes, make sure to use 2 pad clips(one top, one bottom) as toyota factory only has them installed in the top position. I used my old ones and the new set that came with the Powerstop kit. Pad slap no more.

 

Yeah, that's my trouble. I added a new additional set of springs to the original brakes (now two separator springs in each caliper) but it's slapping harder than before. With each press of the brake. Might just do a brake job, but the original pads are less than half worn (28k miles).

 

Brake job won’t cure the noise.
These calipers allow the pads to back off from the rotors. This is a good thing. Less drag, less heat build up, less wear on pads.

line the pins, inspect for wear that would cause pads to stick, clean and lube them if needed. Do this at tire rotations. Add a second set of springs. I do this and rarely notice the pad noise, in the 23 Tacoma or the 08 FJ