Knocking Noise (Not CV Jt.)

[jefe]

1991 Camry (Gen 2) 4-cyl (3s-fe), auto, US assembled.

At the end of a 90 mile drive today I heard a knocking when I slowed down. It sounded similar to a bad CV-joint knock, but I don't think it was the CV. It only happened while braking (Straight or turning while braking). It didn't make the noise when turning in either direction. Only when braking. It was a heavy clanking sound that slowed down as the car slowed down.

When I drove home 6 hours later, the noise had disappeared.

I took both front wheels off and everything looked fine. Calipers and pads were fine. No signs of fresh metal wear. The only thing I could do to elicit a similar sound was when I rotated the lugs back and forth and made the disk clank against the studs. (The holes for the lugs in the rotor are a bit bigger than the diameter of the studs.) The lug nuts were on TIGHT, so I don't think that had anything to do with it either.

Any ideas???

[terrastrife]

open ya bonnet, look at the top of the struts (if the noise is coming from the front) check if ya strut tops arent worn, its pretty easy to tell, ya shock will be floating around

next person? :P

[fredk]

check the caliper bolts too and the lower balljoint bolts

[Toysrme]

At worse, wheel bearings.