Diagnosing a noise..possible Red98 victory but he did sort my leads ;)

[noggythenog]

I reckon the noise is one of the anti-rattle springs on one of the front brakes. A slightly warped disc or gummed up disc bobbins causes the pad to rotate slightly in the caliper. look for witness marks where the top and bottom of the springs can touch the caliper.
A SLIGHT pressure on the front brake will stop it happening if it is this

That's an interesting theory Tony.....i know foc all about brakes...haven't attempted them yet or even dismantled a set.......but what would make the noise though...i thought these springs touched the caliper anyway & were held in place by the pin.....are you saying for instance the warped bit of caliper comes round & then pushes the pad backwards which hits the spring & creates the noise?????.