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spoon caliper pad rattle

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2024 1:32 pm
by audipwr1
Anyone have the old school notes for what honda part to retrofit into a spoon caliper to make the stupid pads not rattle like crazy?

I am using hps pads with the correct section cut off and they rattle like crazy while driving.

Re: spoon caliper pad rattle

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2024 8:26 pm
by jayhaire

Re: spoon caliper pad rattle

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2024 7:21 am
by aw614
Apparently the pad spring from the regular itr caliper works. I never tried it
https://www.ek9.org/index.php?threads/spoon.7881/page-2

I learned to live with the noise, either by driving with the AC on and the radio volume up :lol: But it was annoying when driving with the windows down.

Re: spoon caliper pad rattle

Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2024 6:47 pm
by Dave7CDMTYPER
I have the same issue on my gs-r. Would love to find a solution.

Re: spoon caliper pad rattle

Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2024 2:04 pm
by coolhandluke
I'm reminded of an old old post from Nolan on a fix. This never bothered me so I don't have first hand knowledge. Let me research and see what I can find.

Tip - here is a link of the old ITRCA forums pre-ZeroForum. Note/reminder, all ZeroForum hosted sites lost their data in 2017 when Skunk2 pulled the plug unexpectedly.

Re: spoon caliper pad rattle

Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2024 5:31 am
by Dave7CDMTYPER
coolhandluke wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2024 2:04 pm I'm reminded of an old old post from Nolan on a fix. This never bothered me so I don't have first hand knowledge. Let me research and see what I can find.
If you find something let us know. I've seen those other threads where people say that the noise doesn't bother them because they have Spoon brakes. I think that's crazy. It's an unacceptable rattle sound imo, makes the car sound like a junk yard special. The calipers do have tabs to fold over which are suppose to hold the pads in place but I folded them all the way and it wasn't enough. I had Mugen pads. My only guess is that maybe only a certain pad would fit properly so as to not be loose. Maybe Spoon or OEM pads would work better?

Re: spoon caliper pad rattle

Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2024 2:18 pm
by audipwr1
the solution above works perfectly - I ordered the brake retainers new and installed them - no more rattle

Re: spoon caliper pad rattle

Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2024 9:59 pm
by coolhandluke
audipwr1 wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2024 2:18 pm the solution above works perfectly - I ordered the brake retainers new and installed them - no more rattle
I'm glad to hear, thank you for sharing back your experience. :beer: