Strange click/clunk noise

[Kevin]

Hi this will be hard to describe.. but i'll try anyway..

there is a click/.clunk noise.. everytime i start to brake oorrr turn the wheel more than half a turn (when i am both driving and stopped). sometimes it happens.. sometimes it doesnt.. its coming from the front passanger.

any ideas what it may be? i had the wheel off. and everything looks ok..

 

[7Matt-GE]

warped rotor? does it pulse as well?

 

[Kevin]

nope. its just clicks ONCE when i brake.. and then any more letting go and pressing the brake again does nothing.. untill i drive off and then brake again then it clicks lol hopefully that made sense.

but like i said.. it also makes the exact same noise when i turn too.. so i dont think its the rotor

 

[7Matt-GE]

hmmm rack and pinion? my clicks like a mofo..like...not just a mofo...a freakin super mofo

Edit: just to clairfy sometimes it only clicks once too...just throwin ideas out there!

 

[Kevin]

also its not the usual clicking like when i hit bumps, cracks etc.. its like a loud click/clunk.. LOl i wish i had a camera or something to record this noise.

 

[7Matt-GE]

huh, maybe there are supra gremlins in your front end?

 

[supraduper]

if its only related to the braking.. then check your brake pad shims... does it click in both directions?

when is clicks when u turn the wheel when not moving, is your foot on the brake also?

 

[JDMMA70]

steering stops http://cygnusx1.net/Supra/Library/EPC/291420/catalog.aspx?F=4802&P=1

Part # 43212C

check to see if you have them on both sides if they are gone then youve found your problem

 

[mecevans]

no offense but didnt you hit a curb a little while back?

 

[Kevin]

no offense but didnt you hit a curb a little while back?

yes i did lol. but ya.. trying to figure out exactly what damage that caused.

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btw sorry for the late reply. didnt even know there were more responses :S

 

[supraguy@aol]

I have that problem as well. When I start from a stop, I hear a loud- almost a tap sound, like someone lightly smacked a hammer against a thick piece of metal. I haven't investigated it much yet, but i imagine it has something to do with the brake pads/ shims moving slightly.

 

[Kevin]

for me i know that hitting the curb was definately the cause because the noise wasnt there before...
but idk what exactly to investigate. i was hoping someone that had the same problem before would chime in

 

[SupaMan]

Jack that side up, Set the car on stands, Leave the jack under it, Start pulling forward and backward in a parallel line with the cars movement and see if anything makes noise, Try rotating the rotors back and forth the same.

 

[Kevin]

Jack that side up, Set the car on stands, Leave the jack under it, Start pulling forward and backward in a parallel line with the cars movement and see if anything makes noise, Try rotating the rotors back and forth the same.

leave the jack where?