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• Vaux Astra - brake pad replacement 27 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  I remember a friend replacing his brake pads on a circa 1998 Vectra - simple enough job, he thought; done it on other cars in the past. But when he'd done it, he found that the brake pedal went straight to the floor, and he finished up somehow having to get his car to a garage with no brakes
• VW GOLF - MOT FAILS ( GOLF MK4 GT TDI) 10 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  HELLO ALL my mot has failed and problems are. 1) front brakes imbalnaced ( 3.7.A.2d) 2)parking brake efficency below requirements (3.7.A.10) i don't understand how to fix these two? can any body tell me? 3) offside front brake pads 4) offside rear brake
• 2002 - Ford Focus ZX3 brakes seizing 17 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Help??? I bought this car two months ago. Daughter was driving, Brakes seized.  I towed it in, had back brakes replaced.  Was fine for two days.  Daughter had it again,,,,seized gain, back bearings and cables replaced.  Fine again for few days.  Seized
• Saxo 1.1 1997 3 stud wheels - Front brake imblance driver side 31 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  Hi I recently took my car for mot and failed on the imbalance on driver side 32% so we bled the brakes and returned to find it failed again at 30% this time checked caliper to find it had seized, so replaced the caliper bled the brakes and took it for retest to find that it was now at 40% so very
• Peugeot 205 - rear brake flexible hoses? 12 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  I have been advised by the MOT tester that both my daughters rear brake hoses are perishing on her 1990 1.6 auto. I thought I would do this myself as have replaced many hoses in past on front brakes, but the access to these ones seems impossible because of the rear torque tube type suspension
• Toyota Auris (2007 - ) - Squeaky Brakes 17 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  I bought my Auris in August 2008, in the September the brakes started squeaking, I reported this to the dealer (Vantage Toyota) and they fixed it. They didn't seem surprised by the problem. Recently the same thing has happened again at 11400 miles and I went back to the dealer. At first
• FIAT Punto II (1999 - 2006) - 00 1.2 making noise when braking 10 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  hi all i had my rear brake shoes changed a few weeks ago,also had the handbrake adjusted as it wasnt biting. since then whenever i brake i get a tapping noise coming from the rear left side of the car. my mate has had the rear left brake drum of and all seems ok,i.e none of the springs have came
• Rover 75 (1999 - 2005) - 01 2.0D Brake master cylinder problem 23 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, Hoep somebody can help... Just changed the rear brake pads and didn't loosen the bleed nipples before pushing the pistons back but did loosen filler cap on the fluid reservoir. Now the brake pedal is firm at first but slowly sinks to the floor, so the brakes are not working. Questions- Does
• Autos - left foot braking query 25 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Hopefully this won't be seen a dumbo question but is it normal to use left foot when braking on an auto? I've always used right foot as a habit of driving a manual vehicle. Reason I ask is I broke both bones in my right leg on 30 January this year and have yet another 6 weeks from today before I
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 04 2.0 Screaming rear brakes 28 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  I purchased my 04 TDCi 115 in Sept 07 and from the beginning the rear brakes would intermittantly squeal, but not under braking - if anything that stopped the problem. At it's next service in Mar 08 the local dealership advised me the discs were binding and so i had new ones fitted. This seemed
• Golf Mk3 brake unions 23 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  I'm just about to tackle replacing the brake pipes (they are corroded) on a Mk3 Golf. Looking at the 6-way union block in front of the bulkhead where the 2-in and 4-out pipes go it appears they are all M10 brake unions as you would expect...except one. One of them appears to be larger, it took
• Mitsubishi Evo 8.Sticking rear brakes. 5 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  My brother-in-law has got a 53 plate Evo 8,bought from new,and went away for a short holiday last week,but before he went,he washed the car,and then parked it up in his garage,after taking it for a short spin,to dry the car,and the brakes out. He came home today,and the back brakes had locked
• Judder under braking. Subaru Legacy. 8 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Over the past few months I have noticed a judder under braking, especially noticeable under slow braking, as it seems connected to wheel rotation. My local mechanic suggested new front discs and pads, as my \'97 Legacy estate had 85k miles on the original discs and he thought they may
• Urgent Question - Brake Problem. 15 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  I am a non-technical person so need comments, please, on the following fairly basic question. This morning I had some work done on N/S/R brake drum. The mechanic took O/S/R wheel off as well and later told me that he had adjusted both brakes. I then did a 50 mile high speed journey before calling
• Hyundai i20 2009 - Front brake calipers mounting bolts removal. 7 Sep 2024 (Forum)
  I went to replace the front brake pads and brake disks on my car for the first time since buying it. The bottom bolt is standard hexagonal head and the top bolt is a completely round head. I thought the top bolt was damaged, so i checked the bolts on the other caliper and they are exactly
• VW Passat B7 - hand brake module 2 Jan 2022 (Forum)
  Hi all, I've read about the passat electronic hand brake module (which includes the buttons for auto hold and ABS) - mine works but the hand brake button has become loose so the button stays down and you have to pull it back up.  I can't find anywhere that sells new units, only one
• Hyundai i40 Tourer - rear Brake Pad fitting 8 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  Need to make some savings on the maintenance costs by replacing the rear brake pads myself. Last time it was done at the dealers who stated that you must take it to them for correct fitting and readjustment of the electronic handbrake. I believe that this was just a ruse so that they can make more
• Mitsubishi Outlander - brake calipers seizing 9 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  Just replaced a front brake caliper to now find out that the other front caliper and opposite rear are now sticking. Fuel consumption has dropped and heat generating in affected wheels(all understandably).  Is it just a case of replacing all the calipers or could it possibly
• Honda Accord - Park Brake Efficiency fail 22 May 2015 (Forum)
  Hello Eveyone :-) Failed MOT on Park Brake efficiency. i.e. Handbrake isn't holding well enough. Have rear discs fitted on this car. MOT guy suggested there could be an issue with the calipers sticking/not working properly. Now surely if that were the case the brake pedal
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  Can you help with this Renault Trafic brake problem? 28 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 1990 Renault Trafic 2.5 diesel and my brake pedal is rock hard. I have bled the system OK, but pedal is still rock hard.