Knocking When Braking In Reverse?

[Guest Mary]

Hi Guys,

 

I have a knocking coming from the front brakes of my K reg 1.6 GTi when I brake after reversing. It only does it when i'm in reverse. Any ideas or advice please?

 

Thanks

[James_R 3]

that's sort of normal for std 1.6 calipers on the front.

 

Best way to stop it is to upgrade to 1.9 front calipers and pads on 1.6 discs

[205007 12]

knock comes from the pads moving in the caliper (which i think james means)

[j_turnell 137 3 Cars]

As above common trait with 1.6 calipers, not a big issue really.

[Baz 421]

Either bare it or change them for 1.9 Cals as James says.

[cybernck 402 1 Cars]

O/T: this must be one of the oldest questions about 205 GTI on the internet!

 

i remember it being repetetively and often asked 10+ years ago!

 

luckily, there are not so many 1.6's around now .

[Guest Mary]

Thanks everyone, i'm a bit clueless at the mo,

Neither myself or anyone i know have any experience of 205's!

[Jrod 7]

I thought it was the sliders wearing which made the knock?

[richsmells 2]

Mine were awful, even worse after fitting new pads and disks. It didn't give my passengers much confidence when I reversed off the drive. I believe it's the sliders wearing, resulting in play in the Bendix caliper. I've had 1.9 girling calipers fitted with the 1.6 disks for a couple of years now with no troubles.

[Longun 1]

luckily, there are not so many 1.6's around now .

 

Thats not fair Nothing wrong with a 1.6...... Well apart from the calipers.......

[James_R 3]

better than 1.9's imo

[kate205gti 4]

my CTI did this a treat 1.9 engine but feck know what calipers they were

[uncle buck 0]

I had the knocking pad problem on a 309 diesel I had a few years back...upon inspection the pads were quite a loose fit in the caliper....I cured the knocking by getting my mate to run a line of MIG weld along the top edge of each pad....I then used a grinder to remove the weld a little at a time until the pads were a nice snug fit in the caliper....sorted no more knocking when braking in reverse