My daughter-in-law has a 2016 CX-5 with 107K. My son changed brake pads and rotors a week ago because of brake shudder. She has probably driven over a 100 miles since pads and rotors were changed. This morning when she came to a stop after driving 25 miles to work, there was a loud clunk from the front end. Seems to be driver's side. After you come to a stop, there's a loud clunk. Harder the braking the louder the clunk. Also lurched a couple of times when taking off from a stop. Changed ABS sensor, no change. Greased caliper pins, no change. Hopefully video works. Any ideas?
efu
2016 CX-5 Loud Clunk when Braking
- Thread starter Harbison
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Since the caliper bracket ( the bracket that the caliper mounts to which in turn is bolted to the spindle/knuckle) has to be removed to remove rotors, I would suspect the bolts aren't properly tightened. I could see that when the caliper grabs a spinning rotor, that the bracket would shift with a lot of force producing a definite clunk. The torque on those bolts is listed as 68 to 81 ft-lbs in my 2104 shop manual and they definitely need to be tight as they transmit ALL of the braking force to the knuckle. If that's the case, ignoring this is a real safety issue. Applying 68-81 ft-lbs is a lot of effort using for instance just a 3/8" or 1/2" ratchet or wrench.
I don't have any good input, but watched the video and noticed the clunk looks to happen after the vehicle is fully stopped.
Also, the clunk sounds more like sheet metal popping, more of a hollow sound (if that makes sense).
If you stop very gradually, does it still pop?
Also, the clunk sounds more like sheet metal popping, more of a hollow sound (if that makes sense).
If you stop very gradually, does it still pop?
N7turbo
2023 CX-5 2.5T ... 2024 MX-5 RF GT
Is it the whole transmission or just one part, like the torque converter? I'm surprised no one else noticed in the video:
