popping noise?
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:34 pmi have a 93 si civic hatch with a jdm B16a swap and it seems like everytime i hit the brakes theres a popping noise...anyone know what that could be?
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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:34 pmPosted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:40 pmcould be kinda a dumb response, but have you checked that your lug nuts are tight? I had a loud pop sound when i would break, come to find out the lug nuts were loose
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:24 pmyeah i had the same thing happen to me,i couldnt figure it the tire ended flying off ,while my wife was driving ,some funny shit she freaked out,if there aluminum wheels check them often,they shrink and expand and the lug nuts work themselves loose
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 5:46 amk ill check the wheels n lug nuts tomorrow...i figured it might be somethin with the slave cylinder or brake lines or somethin but all replys are appreciated ill sure check em out....thx
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 5:48 amheres a pic of what happened to my old car when i couldnt figure why it made so much noise it broke lug nut off to i know its a chevy
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:10 amwelp checked out the car today and the wheels look fine,all the lug nuts are tight,and the brake fluid resivor is full...and the popping sounds like its getting worse than it used to be. any other suggestions?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:22 amtake the wheels off and inspect the rotors pads cailpers drums slave cylinders. everything..
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:02 amyea looks like thats the next step
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:03 pmi took the wheels off and inspected everything and all looks normal,but now it seems like it only pops if i push the brake fast like a sudden stop....if i slowly push the break in like preparing to stop at a red light it dosent do it at all...i dont know what it could be
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 3:55 ama bad front lca bushing can make that sound..
nr 9 and 14
nr 9 and 14
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:05 pmMaybe you're missing one of the brakepad clips (for lack of a better word) in your caliper? Could be that your pads are sliding back and forth... 
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 4:19 pmYeah it's a bad bushing or ball joint. And the bushings will look fine mounted to the car so you have to remove your LCA's to inspect them. This is exactly what I'm dealing with on my wife's 01 Civic. It's a 2001 and already both front LCA bushings are shot, both front lower ball joint boots are torn, the end links need to be replaced, and the front engine mount is ripped (lucky she has me to save her $$$). So just imagine what shape your car is in being that it's 6-9 years older! Because I know these cars so well I can already guarantee you that both your rear trailing arm main bushings need replacing and both your front lower engine mounts are completely gone.