I just changed the rotors and brake pads and i have noticed a rattle that is coming from the front right tire, this wasnt there before. what could this rattle be. I only hear it when i hit bumps.

 

Jerry, could be a worn out bushing for your front strut, a bad bushing on the front sway bar, worn ball joint on the lower A-arm, etc. I guess the question is whether is sounds more like a piece of sheet metal bouncing around (high pitch twinkling sound) or more like a person smacking the lower A-arm (heavy hammer hitting the frame). That should help narrow down where the sound is coming from.

 

So the rattle clips on the brake pads are gone, thats probaly the noise. These were cheap pads that came with my rotors for free, so i think ill just order the redstuff pads. Wheres the best place to order them?

 

I usually get my pads from autopartswarehouse.com. There is also a discount code for EBC brakes, might be a sticky or topic on here somewhere with the code. If you can't find it let me know, i have a card at home in my toolbox with a discount number I'll share with you.

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/se...:Brake+Pad+Set)

 

Thermo I have the same issue with mine. How easy/hard is it to change the bushings on the sway bar and the strut? Is there a thread with pictures?

 

Jonzy, the front sway bar bushings are easy. Two bolts for each pad and a little bit of twisting to get the rubber off of the pad. INstallation is just about as easy. What I would recommend though is doing both bushings at the same time and keeping the front end of the car level when you are doing it. This will prevent the bar from fighting you as you try to do things.

As for the strut bushing, that is going to be a bit more involved. Unfortunately, this will involve pulling the strut from the front end of the car. From there, it is a single nut holding the bushing on to the strut. But, these can be a bugger to get off because they are torqued on pretty good normally. You will see where you can stick and allen wrench in the top of the strut rod and then put a wrench on the nut. Then you have to hold the allen wrench still as you turn the nut.

 

Hey Chriss! That would be nice if you could find the code. I tried the Scooby58 code but it didn't give me a discount. Maybe it was outdated.

 

OK Jerry, I'll dig it up for ya tonight when I get home.


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