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• Toyota Corolla Saloon (2002 - 2007) - Brake pads.. Dealer v Kiwik fit 15 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  My 2003 corolla apparently has 85% worn pads according to the dealer at it latest service. This will be its second set in 2 years/ 40 K miles. He quoted...
• mgf handbrake 10 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  heelo my x plate mgf has failed its mot becaude the parking brake is showing no reserve travel and only showing about 8% stopping power. I have replaced the discs pads and brake cables still no change also both calipers seem to be working has anyone got any idea whats wrong. Do I need new calipers
• Polo Twist 2004 1.4 squeak 4 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  I have had the above car in the VW garage 3 times and they have finally decided that a squeak in the axle areas when moving is caused by the brakes needing deglazing (?) - not sure that is the right term. They said it could be because I brake too softly (!). They are asking £220 to do this which
• Personal best wheelspin 18 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  The garage under my apartment is huge and has a really shiny concrete surface. By holding the car on the foot-brake, revving hard then releasing the brake, I can do fantastic wheelspins. Yesterday?s rubber marks were about ten metres long before I bottled out (heading for concrete wall). I know I
• C5 - Air in brake fluid?? 2 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Dealer has just changed the front pads, they weren't down to metal, but not much life left in them. Now the pedal feels spongy. Never had that problem...
• VW Passat (1995) master cylinder 4 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Does anyone know a source please for repair kits for my brake master cylinder? The car has covered only 37000 miles in ten years with fluid changes so a repair kit should do the trick for my mushy brakes. Replacement cylinders that I am offered all have four exit ports whereas mine has only two
• Judge John Deed.. 21 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Watching the programme last night I noticed that Judge Deed had changed his car from Audi S3 to Porsche (or does he have both?) Anyway..the Black Hats cut the nearside front brake pipe, causing Jo Mills to crash whilst chasing the baddies. Question - don't most modern cars (especially luxury
• Modified Cars? 15 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  It is standard practice for insurance companies to require details of any deviation from the standard specification. Well how is that defined? Boosted engine performance would clearly require reporting. But what about less obvious modifications such as the drilled and grooved brake discs HJ has
• PUG 206 Diesel Left wheel grinding... 18 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Hello Folks, When I let the car cruise (at low speeds), not accelerating, no radio etc there is a grinding noise from the left (passanger side wheel). I took it back to the dealer and they replaced the brake pads and the discs (which I found rather surprising as the car has only 12,000
• Help me Mondeo Issue 28 May 2003 (Forum)
  On Sunday afternoon I parked my Mondeo 2002 2.5L on an 8° hill, obviously I engaged first gear and hand brake. After 10min, I went back to my car, only to realize that it was 50m downhill embedded with a telephone post. The hand brake lever was still on position. Can anybody help me? I can\'t
• Fitting rear brake pads - Seat Alhambra 2 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Can anybody help? I have just removed the rear disc pads on my Seat. I cannot force back the piston because the handbrake must have some sort of ratchet...
• Which make of brake pads? 26 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  I bought a set of PowerTrain pads from Partco and was fine after 3000 miles of normal driving. I took it to road rallying last Friday and it overheated...
• Backroom victory 30 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  My Audi Coupe is now back on its wheels after some confusion over brake hoses (20V owners note - the German & Swedish parts catalogue lists the wrong front brake hose). The effect of fitting the new wishbone bushes is amazing - I hadn't realised just how bad the old ones had got. The bushes took
• How (not) to use a gearbox to slow 3 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  , it means you are effectively braking (via engine compression) with the two driven wheels only. (The foot-brake works on all four wheels.) 2. Changing down through the gears to lose speed can cause unnecessary mechanical wear on a number of engine and transmission components. 3. A following driver may
• 2005 Dacia Logan - Problems after replacing brake discs 20 May 2021 (Forum)
  what is happening, they said as long as the car is in neutral and you turn the wheel and the brake pads don't touch the rotors everything is great.  I think the break pads only slightly touch the disk, the left disk seams slightly more worn out than the right one and it's only been three weeks
• Audi A3 quattro - Loss of grip 23 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  selected first gear with no throttle and let out the clutch because of a slight downward gradient. The intention was to let the car "walk" itself down the slope using engine braking. This is something I have done many times over the years. Imagine my horror when the car begin to pick up speed and I
• desperate thieves? 24 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  Appeal after braking system stolen from car in Harrogate Harrogate police are appealing for information after the entire braking system was stolen from a Volkswagen Golf which was parked in Back Unity Grove in the Skipton Road area
• ford mondeo mk2 1800 - mondeo idle/emissions & brake pedal travel problem 22 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  hi, my wife's mondeo has just failed it mot on two things; 1) brake pedal travel too far - the brakes work fine, but the travel is a bit further than it should be, on the first mot this was only and advisory, but on the re-test i got a different chap who refused to re-test
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 97 2.0 Long brake pedal travel 23 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  8v Estate disc front, drum rear, 89000miles, handbrake 4 clicks to fully on. I've had this problem for a while now, the brakes work but you have to push the pedal a long way down before anything happens! Stamping on the pedal in an emergency it stops as it should & inline but if you're just
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 99 1.8 Zetec - Warping brake disks 13 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  I'd like some advice on brake disks for my mondy. The Ford original disks are pricey enough and only seem to last about 15-20K before they warp. I have recently started buying cheap ones from the local motor factor, for about £15 per disk. These are fine but warp after about 15K miles like