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• Ford Fiesta brakes 3 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Ford Fiesta, 1999 - brakes are squealing. Plenty of pad material, and discs look fine. Can anyone offer any advice before I start pulling the rear drums apart? Also, the caliper guide pins on the front discs seem to require some sort of enormous allen key. Can anyone clarify what's required here
• Ford Fiesta Mk4 - Brake question... 14 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Hi I have a Mk4 Ford Fiesta Flight 16V registered in 1997/1998. I have recently started to hear what can be described as a clicking noise coming from the offside front wheel after I apply the footbrake. This always occurs, irrespective of how quickly I apply the footbrake. The braking
• Steering Wheel Vibration Under Braking 26 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Hi all, I've recently noticed a viabration from the steering wheel of my 1994 Granada Scorpio when braking lightly at high speed. (50 to 80) Feels similar to when the wheels are out of balance, but had 4 new tyres fitted, with balancing. First thoughts are that the discs are warped / track
• leaky 106 17 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Our 106 appears to be losing most of its brake fluid via the offside rear wheel. Apparently the brake warning light was on when my missus started the car to drive home tonight & when I checked the car over (in the dark) I noticed the lack of fluid & leakage on the bottom half of the hub and rear
• CRV brakes 14 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Afternoon all! I am running a Honda CRV (auto petrol) out here in Cyprus. It suffers with persistant squealing from the front brake disks. I appreciate that the conditions out here are ideal for this to occur however I have had the disks hosed out and blown out regularly but with no improvement
• leaky servo 3 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  another question about my golf... I've just retro fitted a rev counter and one thing has become apparent. When my foot is on the brake pedal the engine idles about 50rpm slower than when my foot is off the brake pedal. It does this all the time and not just when the vacuum is being restored
• Passat Back Brakes 14 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  hi all a quick one which i am sure has been asked before. My M reg CLTDI Passat just failed its MOT due to badly aligned and heavily worn back brakes. What would it be resonable to pay for this job in 1) VW main dealer 2) local trusted garage? Could i chance it and go to some quick fit place
• Rover 220SD 21 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  I have a Rover 220SD with a "Brakes" problem. The problem is the pedal goes rock hard and the brakes themselves are of very little use. The problem has only just started and it has never happened before. If I stop turn of the engine then restart the brake pedal goes back to normal. I have checked
• Cav MkIII petrol filler pipe/brakes 4 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  or garage? any views on brake fluid changes and the extra performance this will bring would be appreciated, thanks Ellis
• Xantia Brakes 17 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  Dear All, Thought I had read somewhere on this forum a question and answer about noise from Xantia HDi front brakes - but can't find it in the archive. Also recall someone saying that there was a "kit" which prevented this noise (much the same as a loose exhaust would make if catching on the body
• Brake Servo - Rover Metro 8 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  Can anyone advise please? Am I right in assuming that all the current range of diesel engined passenger cars, due to the absence of manifold depression, are fitted with a seperate vacuum pump for servo assistance to the braking system ? Could anyone guide me on the siting of the vacuum pump
• Brake fluid change 24 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  It is usually recommended that brake fluid is changed every 2 or 3 years. When my car is serviced by the main dealer, they check the fluid boiling point. The latest service on my 3 year old Focus says the boiling point is 196 deg C, with a minimum allowed of 155 Deg C. So is there any need
• rover brake light probs 9 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  doing this? Is it possible just the brakes are worn (although i thought the light would stay on permanently)?
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  Did a DSC/ESP fault cause our BMW 1 Series' brakes to fail? 18 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  The Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) Warning light recently illuminated on the dashboard of my wife's BMW 1 Series. We consulted the manual which stated...
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  How long should a set of brake pads and discs last? 5 Aug 2022 (Ask HJ)
  How many miles should the brake pads and discs last with normal driving on my 2018 Dacia Sanders?
• Toyota MR2 - brakes - hot rear discs 8 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  and some town driving. However, since the two discs were changed they have both been running constantly hot - over a distance of 12 miles and moderate braking you can burn the skin off your fingers, and hear the tink, tink, tink of cooling brake discs after the car has stopped. The discs heat
• B6 2.0TFSI 2006 - VW Passat & Its problems.... 20 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, ok - So here goes, My car started to develop a squeeking sound from the left rear tyre, about 4 days after, i've had the [p] (parking brake) light appear and the ESP light, VW main dealer told me i need a new ABS pump for £1,500.00, been reading a lot of information about
• corsa 1.2 - MOT failure brake application imbalance 21 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  I'm wondering if anyone can make some suggestions as I'm a bit stumped with this one. My daughter's corsa failed its mot on ' 3.7.A.5C rear brake application uneven'. The readings given were: Front 300 300 Rear 90    160 Handbrake 120 140 I first
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - yr2000 1.4l - brake pedal force (not ABS) 30 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, When I brake in my car, the force required on the brake pedal often varies between journeys. This can range from it being almost like a non-power assisted system which feels very dull (I went straight over a small zebra crossing at uni when it was first starting to happen and I wasnt prepared
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  Using left-foot braking in an automatic is much more efficient in traffic, and faster away from the lights. 22 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I passed my IAM test in 1985. I had arranged a test at short notice and was tested by the chief examiner who remarked that he had never seen anyone braking...