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Most of the time when I brake at low speeds I hear a clicking type sound, that is fairly faint. I do NOT hear squeaking, grinding or any high pitched noises that might indicate my brake pads are wearing down, or anything that sounds really bad. I also do NOT feel anything in the pedal with the clicking/tapping. It seems to come from the front left tire, but I can't say for sure.

A couple months ago I did have to get my rotors resurfaced, and I believe they put new break pads on at the same time.

What could be the possible causes? How serious of an issue is it likely to be?

Toyota Yaris '09 ~100,000 miles

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It turns out that the brake pads were improperly installed. Furthermore, the problem seemed to occur far more often when the breaks were wet. I'm not sure if that caused the pads to "slip" more or what.

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I would look at the springs, shims and clips that hold the pads in place. It is possible that one of the springs has weakened or rusted. When the brakes are applied the pad shifts resulting in the click. If you remove the pads you may detect a shiny spot on one or more of the "ears" of the pad.

mikes
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It could be something really obvious - the clicking could be caused by a small object that is stuck in your tire tread like a pebble.

Inspect your tire tread; if there is something stuck you should be able to pry it out with relative ease.

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I had this problem too the first time I changed brake pads on my 99 Plymouth brezee. I had the rotors turned and installed new pads on front wheels, but I got a clicking noise I did not have before. Inner pads can go in either left or right Wheel, but outer pads have a different outer "hook" on the pad body that grabs on to the caliper frame. It has a notch with a bottom "hook" which keeps the pad from moving up. You have to make sure this notch is on the top side of the installed pad. If you install it on the bottom the pad will lift up when you brake and then go back down quikly and then up and down again and again. to be more clear usually this notch is in the same side as the wear sensor. If your wear sensor is in the bottom, there is your culprit.

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Mine turned out to be missing clips on the pads almost look like a spacer of sorts

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Mine turned out to be tie rod ends and hub bearings. It had a clicking sound when I hit the breaks.

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If you feel the single click when brake pedal goes near floor it means break oil and brake lines have air bubbles which have loosened the strength and the point at which it clicks means that your pedal ha got passed the press limit due to fault.bleed the brake oil and release extra air add some new brake fluid.keeping in view that disc pads are normal and pins are lubricated.

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