Argh its so annoying. The garage who I've used for 20 years serviced the S3 over a month ago, part of which they strip clean and reassemble the brakes (they have always done this as part of a service).
Soon after I noticed there was a knocking noise from the front when going over certain bumps, and over a period of about a week it got worse to the extent it sounded like a spanner was left under the bonnet somewhere. Rolling backwards and forwards and touching the brake there was an obvious clonk in each direction.
I took the car back and they said perhaps the retaining springs were not holding any more so suggested some new pads. By this time the same knocking seems to have started at the rear too. I had some new pads fitted and it went away for about a week but I think it's started again, and during this time the rears have got progressively worse as well. The rear pads are only a year old so I find it hard to see how they could have lost tension in that time. Absolutely no knocking at all prior to the service. Also, no knocking over bumps at all when braking. IT does all point to the pads just being a bit loose in the callipers
what could they have done to **** this up? Its almost like (at a guess) there are some shims or something that need to be in place as well as the retaining springs on the pads to stop them rattling about. It would be nice to have some ideas before I take back (again) on Saturday morning.
Soon after I noticed there was a knocking noise from the front when going over certain bumps, and over a period of about a week it got worse to the extent it sounded like a spanner was left under the bonnet somewhere. Rolling backwards and forwards and touching the brake there was an obvious clonk in each direction.
I took the car back and they said perhaps the retaining springs were not holding any more so suggested some new pads. By this time the same knocking seems to have started at the rear too. I had some new pads fitted and it went away for about a week but I think it's started again, and during this time the rears have got progressively worse as well. The rear pads are only a year old so I find it hard to see how they could have lost tension in that time. Absolutely no knocking at all prior to the service. Also, no knocking over bumps at all when braking. IT does all point to the pads just being a bit loose in the callipers
what could they have done to **** this up? Its almost like (at a guess) there are some shims or something that need to be in place as well as the retaining springs on the pads to stop them rattling about. It would be nice to have some ideas before I take back (again) on Saturday morning.