Knocking felt through pedal when braking

1. xpeterpx Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 420

   #1 15th April 2012, 17:22

   My wife's 99 sx has developed a 'knocking' that can be felt through the brake pedal when when braking.Can anyone shed any light on what could be causing this?
   
   Cheers as usual
2. leej Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2011 leicester Posts: 162 Saxo furio

   #2 15th April 2012, 17:38

   could be lots of things, like wishbone strut caliper anything thats attatched to the front wheels, take it kwikfit for free brake test they might notice it and give you an idea what it is
3. tarzan Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Lurgan Posts: 767 2001 black saxo furio 2001 black saxo vts

   #3 15th April 2012, 17:41

   same problem with me.
4. slimwiltaz Established Member Joined: Dec 2011 co durham Posts: 1150 cammed saxo vts(not any more) leon cupra

   #4 15th April 2012, 17:43

   i had this problem on 2 of my cars, both turned out to be the brake pads were worn to '0' lol
5. tarzan Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Lurgan Posts: 767 2001 black saxo furio 2001 black saxo vts

   #5 15th April 2012, 17:43

   but would they rattle going over bumps
6. xpeterpx Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 420

   #6 15th April 2012, 17:46

   Cheers guys-no rattling going over bumps for me.
7. Tontsy Saxperience Addict Joined: Oct 2008 Plymouth, Fiddling - under a two poster ramp Posts: 14064 Audi

   #7 15th April 2012, 17:48

   knocking / vibrations / anything noticed through the pedal is 9 out of 10 times warped discs.
   
   could be bearings, could be callipers.
8. kev_uk_england Newbie Joined: Jan 2012 Cambridge Posts: 14 citroen saxo Ford Focus

   #8 15th April 2012, 21:28

   i would say most certainly a warped brake disc had same problem with a corsa i had
9. SAXOOOOOOOOOO Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2012 Uxbridge Posts: 247 Renault 19 Mk1 Clio Mk5 fiesta zetec s Mk2 sax

   #9 15th April 2012, 21:33

   Mine knocked a little but was due to the disks being rusty due to the car not being used much
10. CC06NBA Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 Bournemouth/Ringwood Posts: 1259 Black Mk2 VTS

    #10 15th April 2012, 22:29

    i have this problem but i have relativley new disks and pads