Ever since I got my car, its had a slight noise coming from the drivers side wheel area when going over bumpy roads. Its gotten worse and worse as time went by, and now its just plain annoying. When I changed out my pads I noticed the outer pad is able to move around a little bit. Is this normal? I think there's supposed to be an anti rattle bar there to hold it in place and keep it from moving around, right?

I'm pretty sure its the brakes because the noise stops as soon as i hit the brakes.

 

The outboard pads don't use an anti-rattle clip or bar. To keep the pad nice and tight you need to bend the tabs at the top of the pad in slightly. This ensures a good snug fit in the caliper. Straight out of the box, the pads never fight tight enough.

I'd also apply some CRC brand anti-squeal adhesive to the backs of the pads.

 

oh okay.... wow i feel dumb, i just put the new pads on without adjusting any tabs....... I'll check that out. Thanks for the info!!!!!

 

fyi...

According to the service manual, you should pump the brakes slowly, to build up pressure and to seat the pads and then hold it there while someone channel locks the tabs tight on the caliper.

 

I always just use my fine calibration adjustment tool (2 lb sledge) on the tabs before I put them on; I use channel locks to squeeze the pad on over the caliper if I "calibrate" the tabs too far.