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On the ongoing saga of why my front wheels clatter and click when turning and Nissan HPC in SA saying that is a problem they can't fix and to just to live with it. I'm starting to wonder if its the floating type brake rotors that's the root of the problem... If so why can't we disassemble the "Mclaren" style anti rattle pins securing the rotor to the hat? The manual says it's a non serviceable part and Nissan HPC reiterated that to me saying even they cannot disassemble them. They've cleaned the mating surface between the back of the hat and the hub and that fixed the problem for a week. I suspect that wasn't the actual source of the problem and just playing around with the bits concerned alleviated the problem for a week before it returned. Im starting to suspect that the "anti rattle" springs used to mount the rotor to hat aren't so anti-rattle and this may be where the problem stems from. Seems odd that they don't even recommend that if you disassemble the parts that you reassemble with new pins, springs etc and just re loctite them..... Has anyone pulled their rotors off their hats?

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On the ongoing saga of why my front wheels clatter and click when turning and Nissan HPC in SA saying that is a problem they can't fix and to just to live with it. I'm starting to wonder if its the floating type brake rotors that's the root of the problem... If so why can't we disassemble the "Mclaren" style anti rattle pins securing the rotor to the hat? The manual says it's a non serviceable part and Nissan HPC reiterated that to me saying even they cannot disassemble them. They've cleaned the mating surface between the back of the hat and the hub and that fixed the problem for a week. I suspect that wasn't the actual source of the problem and just playing around with the bits concerned alleviated the problem for a week before it returned. Im starting to suspect that the "anti rattle" springs used to mount the rotor to hat aren't so anti-rattle and this may be where the problem stems from. Seems odd that they don't even recommend that if you disassemble the parts that you reassemble with new pins, springs etc and just re loctite them..... Has anyone pulled their rotors off their hats?

I've replaced r35 rotors a few times (onto stocker hats). I think it's fair to say the clicking noise isnt related. Just IMO. Sounds a bit fanciful to me.

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