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• Peugeot 3008 - Brake Pad change on Peugeot 3008, is it a DIY job? 12 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  I have a Peugeot 3008 1.6 HDi "Sport" (laughable really how they can call it that) and I've owned it for 18 months. The brake pads, at least in the front, badly need changing. It's a job I usually do myself, but someone told me that I won't be able to change the brake pads front and rear myself
• Peugeot 307 SW - How to replace brake fluid 7 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  Hi all, I have a 2003 model Peugoet 307 SW 1.6 petrol. It has been a long time that the brake fluid hasn't been changed. I have two peugeots and I have done all the necessary maintenance jobs by myself so far. So I am guessing that I can also replace the brake fluid. I have already bought
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - hdi rear brake calipers 25 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  The rear brakes on my 406 do not seem to be working properly - the inner faces of each disk show signs of corrosion which would suggest that only the outer pads are in contact with the disks when braking. I do remember (but dismissed at the time!) that for a while there was be a mild snap as I
• vauxhall corsa B - cant get brakes to work 2 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  hi can anyone help me please this is my first time on this website im not really sure what im meant to do. sso i have just recently done an engine swap on my corsa and i replaced the rear drum cylinders aswell. then i noticed i had no brakes so i have bleeded the brakes two or three times
• Honda Civic - rubbing/vibrating brake pedal 27 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  I left my car for 4 weeks over the winter (freezing conditions, etc.) When I returned, there was a slight rubbing when using the brake that coud be felt through the pedal - almost like there was something stuck on the pad causing it to catch then work properly (much like on a bicycle when
• vw golf 2 , uneven brakes? concern? 15 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  [mk2 1989 golf gti 16v tried my brakes out during some hard driving tonight, i find that i can repeatedly lock the o/s/f wheel over and over ..same thing hot or cold brakes everything seems to be in good order , new braided hoses that were well bled , recent discs and pads , matching tyres etc
• Pug 306 brake lights not working.. 3 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Hello, My step-sisters 98 R Pug 306's brake lights have stopped working. We have chacked all fuses, rear light clusters and wiring around the boot area. It is the rear brake lights and high vis that are not working. Rear head lights, reversing, indicators and foglights all work. Also the fuse
• 1996 Skoda Felicia 1.3 brake 'squeak' 16 May 2005 (Forum)
  Hi 'mechies', Mrs V's car is making an odd noise which we can't trace. On braking there is a little squeal from the front wheels which we know is down to pad wear. However on releasing the brakes there is an odd 'squeak' coming fom the rear of the car just as the pedal is fully released. It isn't
• Vw Golf Mk 5 Brakes 4 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Hello I have just been reading the various brake threads on here and have got a bit of a situation myself. My Brake pad wear indicator has come on today and i've only done 17k miles, i do drive a bit fast and brake hard but wondered what the average expectancy was, i have got to try and put
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  Garage says brakes are rusty and need cleaned due to lack of driving. Is this right? 2 Feb 2021 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter in law took her Mazda MX-5 for a service this week. It's about eighteen months old and she has had it since June 2020. Due to lockdown, though,...
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  Unusually rapid brake wear on a Suzuki SX4 2 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I drive the Suzuki SX4 top of range 2-litre diesel. Bought from new, it is almost exactly 12 months old and has done 15,000 miles. I drive a 65 mile round...
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  Should I buy a Meriva B or Mercedes-Benz B-Class with a push-button handbrake? 10 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have driven a Vauxhall Meriva since 2005 and have been contemplating a change, perhaps to a Meriva B or possibly a Mercedes B-Class. These both have...
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  Tanglefoot 19 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I don't see how the left foot can hit the brake pedal quicker than the right foot unless the left foot is suspended above the pedal waiting to hit it,...
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  Matter of a pinion 6 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 17-year-old son has just started learning to drive. He is having lessons as well as driving me around in his FIAT Seicento that we bought him for his...
• Rover 25 - Both brake light, and reversing lights not working 18 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  Both brake lights and  clear reversing lights not working on my Rover 25.   W - reg   Year 2000 Any ideas
• Ford ka 04 - Ford ka brake torque settings 26 May 2013 (Forum)
  Hi, Does anybody know the torque settings for the front brake assembly( 13 mm bolts, and the 7mm sliders pins) ? Cheers
• Ford Fiesta 1999 - Flickering Brake Lights 31 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  My break lights have started flickering. When I brake they work but then randomly flicker on and off. Any ideas what I should check? Thanks
• VW Golf 1.9 TDi - Spongy Brakes 7 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  I have fitted new front brake pads on my Golf 1.9 TDi (54 plate) and suddenly the pedal has gone spongy.  What's happened?  
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - brake Lights 8 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  When I brake only the high vis light in the roof works. All bulbs look fine. What could cause this? And how do I solve it?
• Astra 2003 Rear Brake Pads Size 23 May 2007 (Forum)
  Does anyone know what the size and thickness the rear brake pads are on a 2003 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 SRi? Your help would be very much appreciated.