Dave R.

I have been stuggling to find the source of a loose bolt noise sound in the front end of my 2001 1.8t for months. After replacing all the control arms, tie rod ends and retorquing numerious bolts, I was about ready to give up. Finally found the cause was one of the three spring prongs that fit into the back of the front passenger brake caliper. The two opposing horizontal prings were tight, but the top vertical prong was loose. After bending the prongs out to keep the shoe tight in the caliper, the sound is gone! If any of you have experienced this, you may want to check these prongs.

BigEd

thanks

A4suited

wait a second, is this a jingle kind of noise that comes from the front left wheel bay?

S4iowa

<center><img src="https://www.audiworld.com/tech/pics/wheel25-brake1.jpg"></center><p>Mine is loose too, it makes a clunking noise with the pad floping around in there.

MikekiM@PureMS

That clips onto the actual brake piston.

BigEd

Your monster cat almost bit my head off!

BigEd

so it was the brake pad that was rattling?

paul cormier

Before you fixed it, did the sound stop when you applied brakes. AAAAAnnd, what was the sound like?

S4iowa

Sounds like it if he could bend the tabs out and it went away.

S4iowa

Not sure if that spring clip will tighten it down or if I am going to have to buy new calipers...