I noticed that when i apply the brakes, even lightly.. it makes a weird sound... kinda like a chukchukchukchukchuk sound... does anyone have any ideas?

This post has been edited by elvasoshexai: Apr 29, 2007 - 3:47 PM

warped rotors?
Sounds like thats ur problem.
-dave

Does the car or wheel shake also? If not then look for something that is rubbing in the area of one of the brakes. A brake inspection at a shop would find it.

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no shaking... at least i didn't notice any when i tried the other day

Good news it's not shaking, no warped rotors of messed up calipers.

If it's just a noise, check your pad thickness. On most pads, the clip that holds them in scrapes the rotor when they're worn down. It's the "replace me" noise.

could it just be build up or sumthing on the rotors since i haven't driven it for 4 months while at school? and it should go away after a bit of braking?

cause it doesn't do that when i brake hard...

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Any buildup should disappear after your first hard brake. Generally if you leave your car sitting the rotor metal will rust, but it'll all disappear the first time you brake. The sound going away when you brake hard is consistent with the wear indicator.

Check your pads, if this is new to you see the photo below. The object on the right is the caliper with two pads that have about half an inch of thickness left. If there's not much pad between the metal plate and your rotor, you definitely need to replace the brakes. And that should fix your noise problem.

I had that once, and it turned out that a pad actually just fell off...don't ask me how, but it definitely wasn't there anymore. Check to make sure your pads are still there before you do any more serious damage to your rotor.

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Hah! Yeah, not having a pad counts as zero thickness. PM me or email me or something if you don't know how to check your pads.