# Tick tock tick tock stops when I apply the brakes

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/tick-tock-tick-tock-stops-when-i-apply-the-brakes/37730>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai, elantra\
**Created:** [October 7, 2009, 6:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tick-tock-tick-tock-stops-when-i-apply-the-brakes/37730 "2009-10-07T06:50:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mrylubeni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@mrylubeni](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mrylubeni)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 6:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tick-tock-tick-tock-stops-when-i-apply-the-brakes/37730/1 "2009-10-07T06:50:35Z")

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I just purchased a nice little 96 Hyundai Elantra Wagon 100k miles, one owner for 13 years. I am hearing a clicking sound, kind of like a loud alarm clock ticking. It stops when I apply the brakes. Otherwise, everything seems okay. What do you think?

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**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 11:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tick-tock-tick-tock-stops-when-i-apply-the-brakes/37730/2 "2009-10-07T11:34:27Z")

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Does the Elantra have plastic wheel covers? The wheel covers on my wife’s 98 Windstar made a clicking noise at low speeds. Pull the wheel covers off to see if the clicking stops.

Otherwise, the CV joints and/or brakes should be checked.

Ed B.