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B1ANK · Sep 26th, 2007, 01:51 PM

Now have another fault on my Mini, have a 53 reg One D with upgraded drilled front discs and green pads all round.
The brakes work bloody well and the car pulls up in a straight line. When I ease off the brake pedal there is a weird creaking sound coming from what I think to be the calipers...
Car has just sailed through its MOT and no faults found...
Anybody heard of this or had the same fault?

Capsaisin · Sep 26th, 2007, 04:50 PM

Can you pinpoint the sound to the calipers? My first guess would be the return spring on the brake pedal assembly. Does it do it if you brake when stationary?

B1ANK · Sep 27th, 2007, 08:27 AM

It only does it when slowing from higher speeds and when releasing the brake pedal having braked firmly. It does no occur whilst stationary and not when breaking at very low speeds.
Any more ideas? Anyone had a seazed break caliper?? Not sure what this is fully but could this be it?

Capsaisin · Sep 27th, 2007, 12:19 PM

Might have thought a siezed caliper would cause a brake imbalance, which would have been picked up on your recent MOT test.
I would still suspect the pedal assembly as point of first investigation.

Richard Crofts · Sep 27th, 2007, 12:24 PM

Pedal box as first call I concur.

Sticky caliper would have other effects, loss of braking due to excessive heat, pulling as you you brake etc.

Could be on the brake but if your hearing it inside the car then its probably something nearer to the body

B1ANK · Sep 27th, 2007, 12:37 PM

mmm... tricky!
i can hear the creak inside the car except it seems to be coming from deep within a wheel arch rather than the pedal box. Its not a high pitch annoying squeak that needs some WD40... Its almost sounds like a creaking branch of a bloody big tree! More driving and extra good hearing needed i think... Can't believe I am the only one who has got this problem as all other faults are common...
If it is he pedal box or cable that causing it were do I lubricate and what do I lubricate?
Thanks for your ideas & help though

B1ANK · Nov 12th, 2007, 12:32 PM

After many weeks of trying to find the creaking from my car under braking, my dealer has found the fault!
They told me it was the non standard rear greenstuff brake pads, on closer inspection they found it to be the rear brake caliper! The rubber seal had perished and dirt hadgot in the piston. Its was replaced last Friday for £261 all in and it the noise has gone!
Thankfully I requested for the dealer not to change the pads which they wanted to do and saved £110 on that! So watch out for rear brake calipers as the fault in not un known... and it can still get through its MOT...!

MINIdriver85 · Nov 12th, 2007, 04:59 PM

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Sep 26th, 2007, 01:51 PM	#1
B1ANK MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2007 Local Time: 01:27 PM Posts: 77 Offline	Creaking Brakes...? Now have another fault on my Mini, have a 53 reg One D with upgraded drilled front discs and green pads all round. The brakes work bloody well and the car pulls up in a straight line. When I ease off the brake pedal there is a weird creaking sound coming from what I think to be the calipers... Car has just sailed through its MOT and no faults found... Anybody heard of this or had the same fault?

Nov 12th, 2007, 12:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
B1ANK MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2007 Local Time: 01:27 PM Posts: 77 Offline	New brakes... After many weeks of trying to find the creaking from my car under braking, my dealer has found the fault! They told me it was the non standard rear greenstuff brake pads, on closer inspection they found it to be the rear brake caliper! The rubber seal had perished and dirt hadgot in the piston. Its was replaced last Friday for £261 all in and it the noise has gone! Thankfully I requested for the dealer not to change the pads which they wanted to do and saved £110 on that! So watch out for rear brake calipers as the fault in not un known... and it can still get through its MOT...!

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Sep 26th, 2007, 04:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Capsaisin cave capsicum Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Crewe Local Time: 01:27 PM Posts: 3,367 Offline	Can you pinpoint the sound to the calipers? My first guess would be the return spring on the brake pedal assembly. Does it do it if you brake when stationary?

Sep 27th, 2007, 08:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
B1ANK MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2007 Local Time: 01:27 PM Posts: 77 Offline	It only does it when slowing from higher speeds and when releasing the brake pedal having braked firmly. It does no occur whilst stationary and not when breaking at very low speeds. Any more ideas? Anyone had a seazed break caliper?? Not sure what this is fully but could this be it?

Sep 27th, 2007, 12:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
Capsaisin cave capsicum Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Crewe Local Time: 01:27 PM Posts: 3,367 Offline	Might have thought a siezed caliper would cause a brake imbalance, which would have been picked up on your recent MOT test. I would still suspect the pedal assembly as point of first investigation.

Sep 27th, 2007, 12:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
Richard Crofts THE STICK Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Worcestershire WR15 Local Time: 01:27 PM Posts: 3,001 Offline	Pedal box as first call I concur. Sticky caliper would have other effects, loss of braking due to excessive heat, pulling as you you brake etc. Could be on the brake but if your hearing it inside the car then its probably something nearer to the body

Sep 27th, 2007, 12:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
B1ANK MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2007 Local Time: 01:27 PM Posts: 77 Offline	mmm... tricky! i can hear the creak inside the car except it seems to be coming from deep within a wheel arch rather than the pedal box. Its not a high pitch annoying squeak that needs some WD40... Its almost sounds like a creaking branch of a bloody big tree! More driving and extra good hearing needed i think... Can't believe I am the only one who has got this problem as all other faults are common... If it is he pedal box or cable that causing it were do I lubricate and what do I lubricate? Thanks for your ideas & help though

Nov 12th, 2007, 04:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
MINIdriver85 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Oct 2007 Local Time: 02:27 PM Posts: 245 Offline	Thanks for signalling this

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