At sometime my 94 SE had this problem too. On my 2001 SSEi I have just worked on the front brakes, had the rotors turned. The brakes work great, but like with my 94 sometimes stopping quick from low speed gives a clack from the front area. It's not metallic per se but has a semi loud whack... I was very careful with the reinstallation including the pad retainers. One of the retainers seemed out of place on the left front. I put it in to satisfaction though with a little doubt.

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2001 Bonneville SSEi. 1598xx mi.
great car. Wrecked


Burnt Bonny.

Note if you pull the injectors to obserbe fuel delivery...make sure you leave the plugs in and disconnect the ign. Believe me

What do you mean by "pad retainers"? The hardware that clips into the caliper bracket that the pads slide on?

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Yeah, that's what I meant to say. IIRC the GM e manual I have says retainers. No biggie either way. After I installed the retainers I noticed the top one was sticking out to what appeared to be a lot. I worked with it and got it back in but I am not sure if it as right. The sound was not apparent for the first 4 or 5 days and now it happens only sometimes...

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2001 Bonneville SSEi. 1598xx mi.
great car. Wrecked


Burnt Bonny.

Note if you pull the injectors to obserbe fuel delivery...make sure you leave the plugs in and disconnect the ign. Believe me