Fiat Barchetta rear brake imbalance

Honest John Back Room » Technical matters
What is life like with your car? Let us know and win £500 in John Lewis vouchers | No thanks
View Threaded
Sat 22 Apr 2006 16:34
Fiat Barchetta rear brake imbalance - barchettaman
Afternoon all,

The Barchetta has blotted its copybook by failing its ´TüV´ here in Germany, the biennial equivalent of the MoT test. Amongst other things - all pretty repairable, thank goodness - the tester reported an uneven braking performance from the rear brakes (newish discs and pads all round BTW).

It´s been booked in to get this sorted prior to the retest, but I was wondering if anyone could give me a pointer as to what could have caused the problem just in case the garage try to pull a fast one, or something.

Thanks in advance,
Barchettaman
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Sat 22 Apr 2006 18:44
Fiat Barchetta rear brake imbalance - martint123
Different car to yours, but seized pistons in the calipers seems to be a common cause. If a garage sorts it then a new caliper, if you do it and don't count your time, then a seal kit.
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Sun 23 Apr 2006 20:49
Fiat Barchetta rear brake imbalance - barchettaman
Thanks Martin. Anyone else got any ideas?
Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Looking for a garage you can trust? Honest John's Good Garage Guide has thousands of reader recommended garages, plus how-to guides and tips on servicing.

The Good Garage Guide