G'day everyone,

so I'm taking my van out for the first few drives and I have found that when I apply the brakes (medium to firm pressure) I get a grinding/ticking noise as I come to a stop. Seems to sound like it could be something to do with rotors/pads but thought I would see if anyone had any suggestions, its all new parts and pads are still going through bed in phase. I am going to be getting under the car and checking it out over the next few days before I go driving again. The setup is coopers S 7.5" disc brake kit with hilo's, fast road springs and spax adjustable shocks.

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2015 Ducati 899 Panigale

Did you clean the discs with brake cleaner and gave them a rub over with emery paper?

No I didn't, I thought the bedding in for the pads would do the same for the rotors?

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2015 Ducati 899 Panigale

They coat the discs in a protective oil to stop them rusting in the box. You really need to give them a good rub over with brake clean and a fresh rag. I usually give them a rub with emery too to help them bed in and not glaze.

failing to clean the rotors won't make grinding and ticking noises - take the wheels off and turn the rotors and see what's going on

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

Some wheels barely clear the caliper, near the bleed nipple.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

If you have the disc shields its not uncommon for small stones to get flicked up between this and the disc. If you take the wheel off and rotate the disc this will be obvious...

Cheers, Ian

Are you front wheel bearings adjusted correctly?

Brad

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During the day I work on English designed cars & on my own time I work on English designed cars....

Quite often you will need to grind a tad off the steering arm to clear the rotor
& also quite often the screw that hold the drive flanges to the rotors are too long & foul on the hub-snout

they`re the 2 common ones that we`ve found over the years

unless you`ve totally stuffed something else up

rip it apart & have a good look"""AS""" you`re doing it, take your time & really Look at everything asyou`re doing it.

you`ll find it it`s just nuts & bolts

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

and the winner is -->

took the wheels off this morning and sure enough on the inside of the disc there is a groove right where the steering arm sits (both front wheels), makes sense why it wasn't too bad when the discs were cold but got worse as they were warmed up.

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2015 Ducati 899 Panigale

I had this, if you put the boot ties on the wrong way and forget to put the left-overs into the fold down clips it makes a nice click as well.

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Nick

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