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Hey guys, this thing is bothering the hell out of me. Under light braking, I hear a clicking sound coming from my driver side front tire. I jacked up the car, took off the tire and rotated the driver side front rotor. Nothing. I did it with the brake slightly applied, still nothing. But I ended up with a nasty little blood filled bump on my hand because it got caught in the caliper. Any insight on this is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Sand or heavy dust in the caliper. 
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my first thought would be either something in the tire or poss the cv joint. do you notice it while doing a slow roll down the street w/o light braking?
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the wierd thing is that it only clicks when i lightly brake. this is often becuase i'm in the city. When i'm on the highway, braking slightly harder, i don't notice a clicking. I'll check the caliper.
EDIT Just found out from the previous owner, my sister, that the driver side tire has been through a lot. It shakes a lot while driving. Do you think that is it or do you think that they are unrelated?
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definatly related, start TS'ing suspension compnenets now. start with the CV joints.
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I have it too, but from my rear wheel. It goes away when the pedal is pressed tighter.
I doubt it's a CV joint or bearing. It's in your caliper. You might grease the caliper slider pins (bolts?) and clean any brakedust crud you see and see if that helps.
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