porphyriax
May 14, 2009, 12:40 PM
I have a 2002 Saturn SL that just begun having an issue when I brake.
Whenever I push on the brake to stop, I hear a sort of loud tapping coming from the drivers side front wheel area (I verified it comes from that side with the help of a freind).
The tapping goes the same speed as the car, so when I first hit the brake it is fast but as the car slows the tapping slows as well. At times the tapping can be heard while driving at a slower speed, but not nearly as loud as when I hit the brake. I thought at first it may be a CV joint and it got louder because of the force of braking, but I'm not so sure now - there is no grease coming out of the CV joints.
The brake pedal does not pulse either, so I sort of ruled out a bad rotor. The car doesn't have ABS.
Any idea what could cause this tapping? A bad caliper? Wheel bearing?
Thanks,
Whenever I push on the brake to stop, I hear a sort of loud tapping coming from the drivers side front wheel area (I verified it comes from that side with the help of a freind).
The tapping goes the same speed as the car, so when I first hit the brake it is fast but as the car slows the tapping slows as well. At times the tapping can be heard while driving at a slower speed, but not nearly as loud as when I hit the brake. I thought at first it may be a CV joint and it got louder because of the force of braking, but I'm not so sure now - there is no grease coming out of the CV joints.
The brake pedal does not pulse either, so I sort of ruled out a bad rotor. The car doesn't have ABS.
Any idea what could cause this tapping? A bad caliper? Wheel bearing?
Thanks,