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• mk3 mondeo brake squeeeeel! 26 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  another issue with my mondeo, my brake would occasionally squeak but recently i noticed them starting to squeel when the pedal wasn't depressed ansd then stop when it was!! bit confusing so i presume something is sticking. i got some copper grease spray from halfords (didn't have actual tub
• Pug 106 rear brake shoe adjuster 2 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  the brakes on this car? On another note what is this 'Page expired' annoyance that occurs when your in the middle of typing out a message, I never noticed that before?
• 2000 Golf TDI 1 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, i have an annoying problem on my golf tdi. When i apply the foot brake when slowing down comming up to traffic lights for example the engine will begin idling strangely. Then when i take my foot off the brake it will stop and idle as normal when im waiting for the lights to turn green. Could
• discovery brakes 6 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  2 year old disco done 36000 miles needs attention to brakes .it wanders a bit when stopping hard .discs are a bit grooved but still plenty thickness, pads not at the limit yet (all original from new),dealer wants £575+vat to renew all at service.landy original parts can be bought for £312 inc vat
• brake light warning light 21 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  The brake lamp warning light on my MB CLK230 is intermittent. I swopped all rear bulbs and it stopped for a time - now it has come on again despite all the bulbs working okay. I cleaned all contacts and checked the connections in the rear light clusters etc. It makes no difference - yet sometimes
• Clonking noise on Corolla vvti brakes... 29 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  My 2000 (old shape) Corolla recently had a seized front brake disc - corrosion had 'welded' the pad to the disc, according to the RAC man who fixed it - which he did by sanding the disc down. Only problem now is that I think the corrosion spot is still there - the car sounds like something
• changing picasso brake pads 11 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Litter brother is coming down next week for assistance in changing his picasso brake pads. As there isn't a Haynes manual available yet, are there any "gotchas" on this??. I only ask as he was wittering on about making sure I had some torx drivers available. I've not had a look yet to see what
• Peugeot 107 - Front brakes 17 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  I've volunteered to change the front disks and pads on my son's 107 Saturday, never worked on one before.....any potential pit fall's ? grateful for...
• 05 grand scenic - mot fail 11 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  mot fail on   rear parking brake recording little or no effect nearside rear but not got any info on dash panel or flashing lights on brake switch    
• honda cbf - honda CBF front brake caliper 30 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  hi has anyone got a left handed cbf (3 piston ) front caliper with bracket lying around for sale.   regards.
• Micra Brakes 29 May 2006 (Forum)
  Nissan Micra 2001 The car has a "long" pedal, but stops as normal. There is no loss of fluid and the linings are good. There does not seem to be air in...
• Brake Pad shims 16 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  On both my MX-5 & my Punto there are thin metal shims between the pad and the piston. These are usually corroded and new ones are not included with new...
• CLS 220d AMG Line Premium 5d 7G-Tronic - automatic driving technique advise 4 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  Having driven a manual car for 40 years I have just purchased our first automatic. Can you give me some driving technique advice please. When pulling up to a junction or lights I slow and apply foot brake, at this point if i depress the brake hard I go into "hold" however sometimes this does
• Any - Recommended Brake Hose Shelf Life 6 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  taken the rear one off for a good look yet.    http://www.hartlandservice.com/custom/Brake_Hose_Service.pdf   "Average life of a brake hose is six years"   http://www.hoseandfittingsetc.com/technical-info/inspecting-brake-lines
• BMW 3 Series Touring - Steering Vibration on BMW 19 Oct 2012 (Forum)
    vibration occured for no apparent reason after driving for some time and then following some braking.  The problem was intermitent in occurence, would last for a few minutes and then disappear and had no relation to road surface. It could then reappear again for no apparent reason. I too
• Any - Electronic parking brake - Why? 5 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  I got a new company car less than  2 years ago. As is the trend, manufacturers are increasingly going away from proven lever and cable handbrake technology to the electronic push button system with electronic actuators. Last week, my electronic parking brake failed, main dealer said
• Citroen Xsara (1997 - 2004) - Faulty brakes - possible skid risk? 10 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  braking, violently went into a skid/slide. I released the brakes and corrected the skid, and stopped safely, but was a bit shaken up. I put it down to oil or diesel on the road and thought nothing of it. Anyway, a similar thing happened to my sister (she owns the car now), and it's taken me a while
• Clio Drum Brake Judder - can it be true? 6 May 2006 (Forum)
  Renault Clio '99 model (mk2) OK, After a leaking master cylinder was replaced there has been a lot of judder on the rear nearside brake drum that you can feel at the pedal. BTW: its definitely nothing to do with the disks at the front because you feel it just the same when you use the hand brake
• Fun with Scenic electric parking brake 19 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Just back from a long weekend in the South West, a good outing for the new Grand Scenic which averaged 36.5 mpg over the 700 odd miles, including a lot of steep and narrow Devon lanes. Had an incident with the electric parking brake. The electric parking brake disengages as soon as you apply revs
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  Brake problems with C-Class - should Mercedes-Benz cover the repair costs? 3 Jan 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2015 Mercedes-Benz C300 Hybrid with 88k miles on the clock. Reversing off the drive the other morning I realised I had no brakes and had to stamp...