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• Bleeding Brakes 2 23 May 2001 (Forum)
  shame, I was alerted to the problem when Madame (the wife) drove the car. She said "can you adjust the brake pedal, it's too long (!), it nearly goes into the carpet". Thinking about it, I had been unconciously pumping the pedal in normal use. This is a major safety feature of the Synergie, it's so b
• Vauxhall Zafira B - brake pad change 3 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  Do you need a wind pack tool to change the pads on the front or can you use a flat screwdriver to prise them back ?
• VW High Up - seized brakes 7 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  Our VW Up has seized whilst parked on drive for only 2 days.  It has only done 10.5 k miles.  Any solutions?  
• Toyota Prius III (2009 - ) - Toyota Extends Brake Recall to 2010 Prius 10 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  http://tinyurl.com/yk9mptv The news just gets better and better for Toyota...
• Brake pads - genuine or aftermarket? 31 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  Car will need new rear pads soon - pads are £33 from SEAT. What sort of price are good aftermarket pads, and can anyone recommend a particular brand?
• Honda Civic Kreg brake shoes fitting 22 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Bought a set of shoes and can't get the drums on, looks like I'll have to sand them down. Any quick method of doing this?
• resurfaced brake disks ? 21 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Just read an ad for resurfaced disks and new pads for about half the price of new disks & pads. What are the pros and cons ? Sorry, pros are obvious,...
• Hyundai Coupe - Brake Failing Intermittently 4 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  Hi In the past couple week my brakes haven't worked momentarily shortly after starting the car. I've started the car and driven off, sometime reversed out of a space applied the breaks slightly for the manoeuvre, but then ten second down the road i've applied the brakes
• Hyundai i30 - Advice needed- what went wrong? 6 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  So advice needed- not a car expert at all. So yesterday I had my car in the garage thinking it was a wheel bearing issue (ticking and grinding noises when braking- brakes done last year and do about 12-15000 miles a year). Told by garage that no I’m in luck- it’s deposits on the brakes that need
• Audi A4 Avant 1.9 TDi - Brake problems Audi A4 B6 1.9TDI 3 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  So after recently having new discs and pads, I have found that the N/S front calliper is a little sticky and gets very hot after a few miles on an A road drive. It got to the point where after about 5 mins up the motorway the steering wheel began to judder, and even more so after braking
• Ford Mondeo MK2 - Mondeo MK2 can feel knocking through brake pedal 1 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  When braking in my mk2 mondeo I can feel a knocking through the brake pedal. I am reasonably mechanically minded and have checked this on the net including this site and basically I have eliminated most common causes.. 1) Both drive shafts have been replaced with new ones (the n/s
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  Is there something wrong with my Honda Jazz's brake discs? 18 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We bought a 2007 Honda Jazz in May from a Honda dealer, and so far I am very pleased with it. However, whilst we were on holiday recently, a friend noticed...
• Citroen Xantia (1993 - 2000) - 96 1.8 Suspension/Braking 28 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  /after which the brakes do not work at all. (depressing the brake indeed re-illuminates the "stop" lamp) - I pump the brake several times, and then the rear decides it wants to raise to the correct height. - I then test brakes...eventually they "bite" voilently (probably on third attempt after previous
• Honda Civic - Worn brake pads and sc***ing sound 23 May 2024 (Forum)
  At the last main dealer service in January I was told that all the brakes were around 75% worn so I planned to replace them all later in the year. Today however I can hear a grating noise on and off as I’ve been driving. Car is a 2018 with 33,000 miles on the clock. My question is: Is this grating
• 118d - Weird brake fault? 29 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  So I'm hoping someone really kind could advise me on this, I have a 59 plate 118d which I was driving and started to smell a burning rubber smell it was the pad so i got a new caliper from a reputable BMW breaker. After having the caliper fitted my brakes are now soft to the floor unless pumped
• 118d - Weird brake fault? 26 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  So I'm hoping someone really kind could advise me on this, I have a 59 plate 118d which I was driving and started to smell a burning rubber smell it was the pad so i got a new caliper from a reputable BMW breaker. After having the caliper fitted my brakes are now soft to the floor unless pumped
• Citroen C4 1.6 SX Auto - Snapped heads off front brake disc to hub bolts 24 May 2019 (Forum)
  Hi All In need of some help and advice on what I can do with regards to snapping the heads off the two bolts that secure the front brake discs to the wheel hub on C4? The discs are in real need of a change and the said bolt were welded into the hub, hence why the heads broke off
• Toyota Hybrids - Toyota Hybrid - Brake Disc and Pad Wear? 28 May 2016 (Forum)
  Hi all, Rumour has it that the Toyota Prius eats brake discs and pads in an effort to regenerate the batteries. I'm looking at maybe a 10 plate Prius or a 12/13 plate Auris. Does anyone here have any specific knowledge of this on either the Prius or Auris, ie owners old and new or technical
• vw sharen 1.9tdi 2001 - brake pedal 24 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  Hi, just put new front pads on sharen and bled all 4-wheels.  Pedal is firm when engine is off. But soon as the engine is started the pedal slowly goes down to the floor. If you pump it, it comes up but again slowly goes down again. Crimped flexable hoses when fitting pads and undone brake
• ford fiesta2009 - brake pads 10 May 2015 (Forum)
  hi there hope somone can help just bought some genuine brake pads these have some type of anti vibration backing material on them whichthe original pads did not have . what they had on the original pads were 2 thin metal plates on the piston side pad and 1 plate on the carrier side pad do