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| Do the Grand Am / Beretta brakes have an anti-rattle spring ? (Page 1/1) |
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DBCooper
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AUG 22, 09:23 PM
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Hey all, haven't been around in a while. I just got the 3800 SC2 swap 86GT back on the road. It had been sitting for quite a while, and I went through the brakes to make sure the hardware was moving right, and replaced all the pads... and afterwards I have some nice new noisy brakes. I had done the Fierostore Grand Am / Beretta brake upgrade on all four corners years ago, and I don't remember there ever being any anti-rattle springs for those brakes. But I did find one listed at Rockauto, so I ordered up a couple sets. But I can't see where the heck those are supposed to fit...
Anyone familiar with those brakes running any kind of anti-rattle hardware ?
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Frenchrafe
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AUG 23, 04:19 AM
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Yeah, I have Grand Am brakes on the front and they will rattle their pads.
I tried various methods to bend the retaining tabs so that the outer pads stay well fixed to the caliper, but the rattle comes back after a while.
I now just live with the noise because it doesn't seem to affect braking performance.
As for the anti-rattle springs, I don't think that they made any on this caliper design?
(RockAuto might have made a mistake in listing these parts?)
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https://youtu.be/hUzOAeyWLfM[This message has been edited by Frenchrafe (edited 08-23-2025).]
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D B Cooper
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AUG 23, 09:48 AM
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Thanks, that was kind of what I was thinking.
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fieroguru
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AUG 24, 08:38 AM
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You can try using some exhaust rated RTV to stick the outboard pad to the capiler body, and the inboard pad to the piston. That should reduce/eliminate the rattle, unless it is coming from the caliper itself.
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D B Cooper
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AUG 24, 09:46 AM
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Hmm, the high temp stuff might just work. It does seem to be the outboard pad vibrating when there's no clamping force on it,
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D B Cooper
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AUG 24, 04:30 PM
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I figured it out. These BETTER BRAKE PARTS 5416K clips from Rockauto looked familiar, like that might have been a piece that came in the Fierostore kit... that I didn't see how to fit right away, so I tossed them and just sent it. Anyway these do in fact fit the outboard pad on the Grand Am / Beretta setup. I'm not sure why they'd come 4 to a package if they're only supposed to be for the fronts... maybe they also fit the rears. Since the Fiero is all 4 fronts, I had ordered 2 packages. Guess I have spares.
 [This message has been edited by D B Cooper (edited 08-24-2025).]
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