Showing results in  Forum [Show all channels]

Sort by: Relevance | Newest first | Oldest first

• New braking system 25 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  What do back roomers think about this new braking system developed by a Canadian company Newtech (www.newtech-ibs.com). Its a full contact braking system, to put it simply the contact area is 360 degrees with pads both side of the rotor disk. Claims are better heat dissipation, higher strength
• remote brake servos - 1981 bmw 635csi 7 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Hi all, I drive a 1981 BMW 635csi which has an unusual brake circuit. As the car is RHD there was no room for BMW to fit a servo behind the brake pedal on this model so BMW opted to use twin remote servos instead. Each servo has a "line in" from the master cylinder and then one servo powers one
• 1999 ka - hand brake light 27 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  my hand brake light is flashing most of the time now anyone no why?  
• Rover P5 - brake question 2 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Can anyone advise how to fit new parts to Disc brake calipers on a Rover 95?
• Brembo brake discs 5 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Anyone used brembo brake disks (MB C220), are they OE quality or is it better to use a dealer part? regards
• Testing your Brakes! 23 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Reading the thread about Audis stuck on your rear and braking etc, I just wonder if any others ever actually test and practise hard braking. When I say hard I mean HARD. I quite often find a deserted road, pick a marker spot, get up to a good speed and stand on the brake pedal as hard as I
• Vauxhall Vectra - no brakes 8 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Whilst driving the sister in law and three kids with associated luggage from Birmingham to South Devon in SWMBO\'s Vectra (1.7 diesel)the brake warning light illuminated on the dashboard. I slowed down and pulled off at the nearby services. Almost filled my trousers when I pressed the brake pedal
• New BMW brakes 15 May 2003 (Forum)
  I have just replaced the discs and pads all round (£180 all up -not bad for a Beemer)on my 1990 E30 318IS and am interested in a few things. Firstly, what is the best/most effective way to run in the new brakes ie. what driving style to adopt in order to prevent warping/pitting/grooving/glazing etc
• ANY - Used Brake Shoes/Pads Disposal? 2 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  Looking for a spare pair of old brake shoes to reeplace my suspected brake-fluid contaminated pair, I found I'd also kept the pair that prompted the last replacement, which have detached linings.   If I was in India I might be able to get a "brake shoe wallah" to glue them
• Volvo XC60 D5 Auto - Brake Disc Life 6 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  Late 2013 50k miles mainly motorway hence less brake wear than normal day to day. Dealer advising rear discs (and pads) need replacing. I challenged disc replacement as only 50k miles… After several discussions with the technician I picked up
• VW Golf Mk 4 1.4 16V - EPC Warning Light followed by engine braking 12 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  Hi, In the past few weeks, on 3 occasions, my EPC light has popped up on my dash, followed by my engine braking and coming to a halt. When I turn my car off and back on, the light has gone out and I can carry on as normal. I've just had a full service and nothing obvious has been picked up
• Volkswagen Polo - Brake Discs replaced after 7000 miles ? 16 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  My partner bought a 2013 Polo about 9 months ago, the mileage of the car is now 7,000 - Last week she noticed a juddering when braking, i presume this suggests the front brake discs - unfortunately the warranty seems to cover the first 6,000 miles or first 6 months. Would i be correct
• Mini one 1.4 2008 - Reset brake service indicator 27 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  I've had the front brake pads replaced on my wifes 2008 1.4 Mini One - the discs and wear indicators were ok so these were left. When the garage has tried to reset the brake service indicator - it simply stays at 1000 miles - I've also tried myself several times going through the reset
• Mercedes C220 CDI Auto (2004) - Second hand car brake judder/vibration 8 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  Having collected this car yesterday (sat)  from the trader, on driving home (30 miles) I have noticed a judder/vibration in the brake pedal when braking at speeds 30mph+. The car had ben through the garage that morning to have a rear coil replaced, service, and MOT
• Citroen C3 - Brake problem 2 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, my daughter drives a 55 plate Citroen C3. Yesterday she phoned me up to say that on a journey the brakes went funny, felt like there was a tennis ball under the brake pedal and they wouldn't work properly. She managed to stop and called the AA who fiddled around checked a few things
• toyota avensis - Toyota Avensis brake fail 4 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  has anyone had any problems with the avensis and brake failure? i have a 2008 (last of the old shape) 2.2 diesel. i pulled out a junction today and joined some slow moving traffic. went to put on the brakes and nothing. the pedal moved all the way to the floor. it was as if the brakes were
• renault clio 2003 - brakes locking on 25 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  Hi my sons girlfriend has the above car and a few months ago she had the front brake cylinder changed because of the locking on problem and a slight leak ,but soon after the brakes kept locking on which wore down the brakes and the discs which she changes she also took the car back
• Vauxhall Vectra B (1995 - 1999) - 99 2.0 Grinding noise on braking 18 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  I have recently started to get a grinding noise on gentle braking, which appears to come from the back of the car. I have checked all of the pads (front and back) and they have plenty of life left. There is no scoring on the discs. There is no play to speak of in the rear wheels, top-to-bottom
• Ford Galaxy (1995 - 2006) - 01 1.9 tdi zetec - braking problem 4 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  my galaxy has developed a braking fault over the last couple of days,most of the times when you brake its fine but on the odd occiasion you have braked and braked again but harder the pedal goes really hard and stopping doesnt always occur straight away, I have checked the pads all ok
• Michelin or Toyo tyres? 16 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  felt that the braking on the Ka was pretty poor, and I reckoned that one way I might improve the braking was to put on tyres which had better braking. I looked at the Auto Express tyre test 2005 (see their website) and Toyo seemed to come top for braking. (3rd for wet braking, 4th for dry braking