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• Brake fluid 28 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Does brake fluid have a shelf life? I've got a bottle in the garage that I used on the rear brake of the bike 2 1/2 years ago, now got to overhall the front calipers and I am going to change the fluid as well. Safe to use, or should I buy new? Thanks in advance.
• Vauxhall Vectra V6 SRI -----Spongy Brake 11 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  On my 1997 Vectra V6, I have renewed the following; Front discs and pads Master cylinder including brakes system bleeding. The brakes are improved slightly,but there is still the symptom of air in the system. Has any Back Roomer any ideas or suggestions? chartsurv.
• Squeaky brakes - Micra 4 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Our Micra's brakes have been squeaking (2000 W). ATS chappy looked at them and said that there was nothing wrong with the brakes and that there was probably little to be done about the squeak. That was 6 weeks ago. Now the squeak has steadily got worse and is more like a high pitched whistle
• 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
• Mondeo brakes to RHS 28 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  16v mondeo Si 1994 had MOT. Needed 'Brake adjust' and a new wishbone (wife has to take car to garage for me). Drove it next day and on braking slightly sharply from about 40mph cars front end felt strange grabbing to RHS. Wife returned car to garage, who said new wishbone was faulty
• Bleeding brakes 15 May 2001 (Forum)
  No I'm not cursing, just looking for tips on bleeeding servo-assisted ABS brakes as fitted to a Citroen Synergie. It is due a fluid change and I relish doing the work myself, partly thanks to interest generated by this site. Can anyone recommend one-man brake bleeding kits? Despite having
• Ford Fiesta (1989 - 1995) - mk3 1.1i - MOT advisory on brake efficiency 20 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  I received an advisory on my MOT that the brake efficiency (service brake) was low (58%). Looking at how this is tested 58% seems slightly worrying... The brakes have never been the greatest (standard fiesta behaviour) but recently I have been noticing that the braking is a little variable
• Pug 508 - Automatic Gearbox advice 9 Oct 2022 (Forum)
  Hello any automatic gearbox experts. Can someone please explain the connection between brakes and automatic gearboxes. I have a 6 speed Aisin box and I’m getting a jolt. It seems to me that if I have had my foot on the brake whilst say at a junction in D when I take my foot off the brake the car
• Volkswagen Golf Est Diesel Auto 2011 1598cc - ABS/ESP/BRAKE ISSUE 14 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  Car has done 99k. FSH with recent full service. I just posted another issue but this is completely separate Brakes were squealing so took to garage. They replaced front pads and discs. Took it home, brakes still squealing so went back after a week and they cleaned the rear brakes. Also had an MOT