Clunk When Braking

[djsk8r33]

exactly as the title states.

whenever i brake, i get a clunk. just below my feet it feels like
if i press the brake a few times, itll happen the frist 2-3 times then after that it wotn happen.... drive some 25 feet and itll clunk

any ideas. nothing is loose underneath

 

[Charlie]

is it a clunk, or a scraping?

 

[djsk8r33]

more like a clunk, or some sort of bang

 

[ricco750]

Sure sounds like radius arm bushings...I'm on my second set, ready for a third (240,000mi). Do a search for this item, you'll find plenty of threads.

 

[Josh]

Could also mean that your radius arm brackets are broke. Mine had shattered. Got a new one from ford for 35 bucks.

 

[DeRocha]

A clunk when braking definitely sounds like a Radius Arm problem although a bracket could be broken worn bushings would be the most likely culprit.

 

[djsk8r33]

im no chevy guy, trust me i know what radius arms and bushings are. i just replaced my bko's bracket, arm, bushing.

the arms and brackets are in good shape, maybe its the bushing. i will change them out tomorrow

 

[djsk8r33]

it is deffintly the radius arm bushing, its starting to do it at quick hard turns. somehow the rivets are still in the bracket so i think i will replace em later in the week