Golf MK6 - Clunking from rear when pulling off

[freddie2020]

HI,

2009 Golf 6 GT TDI manual 100k

There is a clunk sound about 50% of the time only when pulling off from stationary either forwards or reverse.

I found a way to make it do it all the time - stop on an incline down, hold the brake after when stopped, then release then the clonk happens.

Any ideas?

[xjay1337]

Pad moving in the caliper.

[SteBrown91]

Sounds like the rear calliper is sticking slightly when hill-hold is engaged

[freddie2020]

Thanks,

Do not have the hill hold option on my MK6, I do think sticking pad, but rear discs and calipers done about 20k ago

What might cause a pad to stick? I do notice much more brake dust build up on the rear right (where I think the noise comes from)

Have gone under the central console and loosened off that divider plate, that splits the handbrake cable into two. To the point is a good inch of free play when feel the handbrake gets grip, so sort of rules that outl

Edited by freddie2020 on Wednesday 11th September 22:25

[SteBrown91]

Pretty sure all mk6s (perhaps not the poverty spec ones) had hill hold. It’s not a button like on Audi’s etc it just pinches the rear brakes for a couple of seconds on inclines/declines to allow you to find the biting point without rolling.