Brake Squeal fixed, replace with a rattling noise?

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Hello folks, looking for a little advice please.

I have a 1.2 '09 plate Fiesta that recently developed a rather annoying squeaking noise from the front wheels/brakes at slow speeds but this disappeared once the car went past ~30mph. The noise was rather intermittent but would show itself near enough every day with the odd exception.

This weekend it really started to annoy so I jacked up the front of the car and gave the brakes a good clean with a wire brush/brake cleaner before reassembling everything. The pads were about half worn so I refitted these making sure to put the pads back in their corresponding locations and applied some copper grease to the back of the pads.

Went for a test drive this evening and so far touch wood there doesn't appear to be any squeaking (yet) and braking performance seems good/normal, however there is now a very faint rattling sound from one of the front wheels that increases in frequency as the car speeds up. I'm guessing that one of the anti rattle clips isn't retaining one the pads quite as snug as it should be.

Has anybody had this kind of issue before? I don't really have time to take a look at it again before next weekend because of work, but figure I will order some replacement clips to have another go at it then. Alternatively should I not bother with this and just take it to a garage tomorrow to get it sorted asap?

Thanks :)
 
I'm more amazed you did all of that and didn't just replace them for the sake of £25.

The only time I've had rattle from the brakes was when my BD pads had the friction material come away from the backing plate.
 
Yeah I can't imagine a rattling that increases with wheel speed would be anything to do with a tiny little bit of backing plate.

Edit :- Btw 99% of aftermarket pads come with new plates and often a top clip if your caliper uses them ):
 
It will be a pad rattling. As you have greased the back its not sticking to the caliper so if it has a little bit of wiggle room, it will wiggle.
 
Kaeo said:
Yeah I can't imagine a rattling that increases with wheel speed would be anything to do with a tiny little bit of backing plate.

Edit :- Btw 99% of aftermarket pads come with new plates and often a top clip if your caliper uses them ):
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They don't? I've fitted loads of pads in my time and the only thing I have ever seen come with them in the box is a tiny sachet of copper grease.

Skeeter said:
It will be a pad rattling. As you have greased the back its not sticking to the caliper so if it has a little bit of wiggle room, it will wiggle.
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This, without the anti-rattle hardware in good order the pads will make a hell of a noise rattling around in there, most definitely audible while driving.
 
Last 4 sets I've bought came with backing plates and no copper grease, all for different cars.
 
Thanks for all the help guys. I got some new anti rattle clips delivered from ECP and fitted some new pads with those this morning. Rattle has now gone (:D) so I'm guessing the clips were a little worse for wear as they all seemed to be seated properly in the calliper.

For what it's worth there was nothing else in the box with my new pads, just them on their own.
 
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