tocking when i stop, What the heck? Options

[D-Man]

okay, so i just changed my rotors...

I did the pads as well, everything was done correctly. I live by the law of doing it once, and doing it right. However, with the new rotors, on the front driver side, there is a tocking noise when i stop (tick-TOCK) tock noise. I can feel it in my break pedal as well, and i had another member (an ace of trades) over this night to help me trouble shoot the problem...

At first i thought it to be a loose clip (between the caliper and the pad) but i have readjusted it 3 times, and with my buddy over we did it again. This time we bent the flex of the clip to ensure proper connectivity. However it still tocked...

It is a noise that you can not only hear, but feel as well in the pedal. It's driving me nuts. This was not an issue on the old rotors. Plus, i know for a fact that the rotors are not warped, it only does this on breaking.

could i get any ideas? help? something? WTF? theese are nice rotors and i dont wanna revert back due to this...

[D-Man]

I like the moving pad idea - only problem is how to diagnose. Could simply be a problem with the pads or your caliper clips not holding them in place right. You did have four of those clips situated on each end of all four pads up front right?
BTW- Patience - someone on here will have the right answer [I think we may already have heard it] - I no longer think this is a life threatening situation [but def be carefull - we'll get it figured out]. Did you happen to keep your old pads? If so and if there is some life left in them, try switching them back on that wheel. If that fixes the problem then you can add one new pad back at a time until the problem comes back - then you'll know where it is. All of this should be done with slow 5-10mph driving/braking in an area where you know you won't get into traffic or problems.
There may be a better idea or a problem with mine but we are willing to listen to suggestions/critisisms

Yeah, i know it was dark last night, and hard to see under a black car, lol. But yeah, all 4 clips are on. And this morning, i felt that clip, and it was still holding (after i got to work)

Patience... I have as much patience as you (or the rest of us) have money... NO WHERE NEAR ENOUGH!! lol.

But for-sure, i'm going to swap out those pads tonight,and see how that treats me, if it still acts up, i think on friday, i'll flip that rotor and flip the pads back to see if it helps... Hopefuly it's something on those pads, bc i got the others (they were still good, i just wanted to install all the GT/hardcore stuff at once.)

my turn to take a crack at this:

1) did you put the 2 anti-rattle springs on the front pads?
2) did you use any anti-queel goop on the back of the pads t?
3) did you tighten your caliper bolt and make sure its tight and not just spinning freely because of that one annoying nut that you need to put a wrench on

1) there are 2per pad, total of 4 per caliper. Yes they are installed, and was thought to be the problem. But nope, they're not.
2) Pads came with it, and yup it was put on.
3) ask that member DEATH (above your post) he watched me secure it before he drove my car. it's tighter than my first girlfri.... nevermind. it's tight.

This post has been edited by D-Man: Feb 27, 2008 - 12:03 PM