Clak noise from rear end.

[Basho]

I've got a clack noise in the rear end and it's driving me nuts, it only comes on when I'm braking , sometimes it claks as soon as I brake at other times when I'm braking and slow right down but still moving and still with pressure on the brake-- it claks .

I does not clack every time in the same circumstances , it does not clack all the time , it does clack more when the car is fully warmed up.

I seems to clak from the passenger side, and I had a moody wheel bearing there which I just replaced and it clak 's less.

I cleaned up the pads and regreased the caliper and the fracker still clacks.

I cannot make it clak .

It does not clak in corners but often will clak on the first brake application after a corner .

I'm thinking that this is just moody enough to be a diff clack.

Anybody else been dríven clackers or know what this frakin clakin is ?

I't driving me to- not necessarily a bad thing

[koop21]

you might want to check your rear calipers and see if they need to be rebuilt, i had an issue before where the caliper would get stuck then make a pop kind of sound then release itself. It didnt happen all the time, probably once a week.

Though come to think of it, you would probably notice your brakes dragging and smoking up before the pop noise happens.

[93_Clubman]

A few more possibilities Basho:
Green_Comet here:
viewtopic.php?f=30&t=25127&p=312894#p312894

Garry here: viewtopic.php?f=30&t=25079&p=312266#p312266

Garry here:
viewtopic.php?f=30&t=32352&p=418519&hilit#p418519

Manga_Blue here:
viewtopic.php?f=30&t=53178&p=674969&hilit=rocks#p674969

CheyneX5 here:
viewtopic.php?f=30&t=47653&p=602843#p602843

[Basho]

Thanks form the replys

I've checked all the post links out and nothing is on the money , I'm going to have to bite the bullet and take it into Mazda , whilst I don't think it's anything serious it's driving me nuts

The only thing I haven't done is drop the roof , frakit I'll try it.

[Tony]

Sounds like brake pads flopping around.

Try tightening up the adjustment gear behind the piston. Also make sure you still have the M shaped springs holding the pads apart.

[mazmad]

You could be hitting bump stops on your shocks, a shock might be shot.

[Basho]

Turns out it's actualy comming from the front , put the OEM struts/springs back in , still there , tried Pedders yesterday and they couldn't find it , I'm guessing that it's the brake pads, whoever fitted the last fronts didn't fit the backing shims so I'm guessing that they maybe reused the old spring clips , which again at a guess maybe is causing the issue, I'm going to get new mounting kits and shove them in see if it shuts it the fark up.