# Clicking brake

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-brake/35190>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** escort, brakes, ford\
**Created:** [August 17, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-brake/35190 "2009-08-17T20:26:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![tracytoogood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@tracytoogood](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tracytoogood)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-brake/35190/1 "2009-08-17T20:26:31Z")

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I bought this car ‘as is’ a few months ago. I have had new brake rotors and pads installed, as well as, a front wheel alignment performed. The car (steering wheel) would shake moderately while idling, either in drive, neutral or park before and after the brake work. Today I discovered the shaking has ceased but now there is a substantial clicking noise when I brake which seems to be coming from the front left side of the car. Any thoughts?

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**Author:** ![tracytoogood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@tracytoogood](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tracytoogood)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-brake/35190/2 "2009-08-18T19:48:07Z")

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Had this fixed today… it was the caliper that had failed.

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-brake/35190/3 "2009-08-19T02:24:40Z")

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Thanks for letting us know how it turned out.

Happy motoring and do it safely.