EvilDylan

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dave

i had the same problem after i installed my hawk brake pads, the clunk noise when i was reversing. It went away after a few hundred miles.

no more clunking anymore here.

nurb2

Was there any resolution to this? My Hawk HPS do the exact same thing ... I have about 1000 miles on them and no change. I'm having the dealer give them the once over tomorrow just in case.

-nurb2-

EVO8MRjdm

Hi guys, sorry to bring up an old topic

is there a solution to this - same problem here

Tried two sets of pads (different brands)

1st set - Tried using the shim which came with the pads + the OEM half-shim on top

2nd set of pads I tried (elig) didnt come with shims, so I simply used the OEM half shim by itself and still same problem

Been happening for a couple days

EVO8MRjdm

anything?

Mitsu_Evo_MR

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I have the same problem... Waiting for new shims to try.

Boost_Inspired

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sounds like hawk pads arent exactly matched 100% to stock pads so theres some play in the bracket slightly.

scottmhoward

I had the same problem after I recently did a full brake job. I couldn't for the life of me figure out what was going on.

What happens: the first time braking after switching from reverse to drive there would be a clunk in the front left wheel. The same would happen after the first time braking switching from drive to reverse.

What I thought it was: Brake pads were the wrong size and were sliding around. But that didn't make much sense to me the way the pads are held in there.

I started poking around and here's what my solution was:

The bolts that hold the caliper bracket to the frame were not torqued high enough, so the small amount of play the hole in the frame has on the bolt was causing the caliper bracket, and thus the entire braking assembly, to shift.

After about 3 weeks of these symptoms and discovering the problem, I found that all of that shifting back and forth caused a major strip in the caliper bracket and the bolt would not even hold more than 10 ftlbs. of torque when the rating for my vehicle is well over 75 ftlbs.

If you are experiencing this problem, check the caliper bracket bolts. =D Replacing the part and retorquing completely solved my problem.

mump

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This issue is just because of the Hawk pads. Hawks rear pad are just a bit smaller for the rears, this is why you get a clunk esp after sitting or in reverse. Nothing wrong, the pad is just a "smidge" smaller.

rongdoer

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I have rear pads other then hawk and it clunks. It's been like that for about two years with no problems. I'm just going to get oem rears next time.

barneyb

I have magic pads and the rears do this on my car. This, in my opinion, is not a problem.