'Clunk' noise when braking

phughes · Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 10:37 pm Post subject: 'Clunk' noise when braking

looking for ideas...when braking from 20mph+ down to a stop, I am hearing a 'clunk, clunk, clunk' sound as the car slows...best guess it seems to be coming from the driver rear wheel. Its a very soft clunk...which has me guessing from inside the drum.

any thoughts?
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1955 Oval
1963 Ragtop (project)
1976 914
1968 Ghia

Abscate · Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 6:30 am Post subject:

Open it up, get the drum off, and clean the chunkies out of the drum.

Gave a new set of brake shoes ready to go. Do both sides, please.
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sconord · Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 7:29 am Post subject:

Ebrake cable dragging against the brake drum. My guess
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Rustforlife · Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 10:22 am Post subject:

Same thing happened to my car, the drums torque had loosened. All new parts, so I assume they had to break-in. Jacked it up, removed the cotter pin and retorqued. No noise in ~4 months now.
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1956 Ragtop

phughes · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 8:59 am Post subject:

Thanks all...Rustforlife wins the prize, opened, couldn't find any issues, back together, re-torqued, and clunk is gone. Best type of repair, any day.
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1955 Oval
1963 Ragtop (project)
1976 914
1968 Ghia


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