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• Fastfit brakes 14 Dec 2000 (Forum)
  My 74500 mile 1998 Fiat Bravo needs some new pads. It may possibly need some discs too. Is 74500 miles a reasonable mileage to replace the discs? Are...
• Daihatsu Skywing (Like G11 Charade, mostly) - Did I just buy asbestos brake shoes? 16 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  A brake lining detached from a shoe again. This has happened 3 or 4 times, suggesting that, even for the Skywing it might be worth buying brake parts from known manufacturers, IF I knew where I could get them. I think in the rainy season rust forms on the backing plate surface and forces
• Citroen Berlingo 1.9D 54 plate - Very strange occurance - brakes/engine? 24 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  /sensation.  A low frequency, not a rumble as such but something noticeable. Anyway I thought I'd check the wheels for temperature and the front nearside/left wheel was noticeably hotter than the right/offside. So, the brakes must have been sticking at speed, but it is easy enough to push
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  Peugeot 206 misfires only brake is applied 4 Aug 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Peugeot 206, which misfires when the breaks are applied. The car then has to be shut down and restarted for it to stop. The ECU, throttle body...
• Mazda 323 (1998 - 2003) - 1999 1.3 MOT fail - fix or ditch 28 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  /bush (2.4.G.3) Nearside Rear from hose to wheel cylinder Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) Offside Rear from hose to wheel cylinder Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) Nearside Front from hose to limit valve Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) Both front to rear brake pipes
• Peugeot 306 locked brakes 23 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  and realised that the back passenger side brakes had locked. He took the wheel off to try and release the brake disc etc, it had pretty much ceased on. They eventually then (another 2 hours later) sent a tow truck and has dropped my car at the local garage. What sort of cost am I looking at? I admit
• ABS fault - VW LT28 van 20 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  shaft / bearing / sensor ring / sensor assembly was taken from an engine damaged van that we use for spares, and is known to be good. Two new rear discs and new pads were fitted all round. The problem is, when braking with a firm steady pressure there is a single thud from the ABS unit which is felt
• Brake pad/caliper rust (Peugeot 306) 12 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  As a non-mechanically minded girl I happily take my car to the garage and let them get on with things. However... In January all my brake pads were replaced. In June the front left brake pads had to be replaced again as the calipers had rusted and they had worn away the brake pads. What I am
• Volkswagen Passat Brake problem 5 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  dropped by about 25% and that from time to time the brakes appear to be binding, the rear offside caliper has been replaced and as a precaution the handbrake cable to this caliper was also been replaced. The fault still remains. The front calipers have been cleaned and cooper grease applied to the bearing
• Rusty brake discs 12 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  When I viewed my car before I bought it, I was not in the least surprised to find that all four brake discs were very rusty, given that the car was 16 months old but had only done 4000 miles. But it was a good price, and I accepted that I might have to have new discs fitted at some point
• Honda Civic Brake (?) Noise 1 Jan 2001 (Forum)
  . Work was carried out to the rear disc brakes which I believe involved removal of the brake pads for dressing and chamfering of the edges. The remedial work lasted about 10 days before the noise returned. I understood the dealer to say that there had been a directive from Honda on this problem
• Ford fiesta 2006 - Slight disc brake rub 13 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  . Everything is installed correctly and grease using the proper stuff. Everything is moving smoothly. Is this scrape because the new pads need too bed in because they are all new? Bearing in mind they are mintex m1144 pads. Brakes feel brilliant other than that slight noise   Cheers 
• Nissan Qashqai - One overheating brake disc 31 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  After approx 5 miles on A road + 1 jn on Mway, braking was juddery enough for my wife to come home. So I had a look at the caliper expecting to find it seized or binding in some way. Disc was hot enough to turn water to steam. Left it a bit & caliper came off fine, pads came out grubby
• Vauxhall 1.2 twinport - Brake backplates 16 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  Hello all, I am having difficulty locating front brake backplates for my Corsa, Having tried all the usual factors, I  resorted to the dealership who could only source one side and at a staggering cost of 78.50 pounds plus vat per side I declined. Scrap dealer
• Ford Fiesta Saloon Titanium 2008 - Brake warning sign 26 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  I keep getting a warning sign showing on central information display that there is a abs brake fault when I start the car but nothing shows on the instrument panel on the dashboard. The warning goes off as quick as it takes to read and doesn't come on again, the car has been
• Vauxhall Zafira - Faulty tail and brake light on a Zafira B 24 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  Just noticed that my brake light, fog light and tail light aren't working on the passenger side of my 57 plate Zafira 1.6 Life. However, the indictator and reversing light are fine. I can't see how 3 bulbs have blown at once so suspect it may be a fuse. I have the Haynes manual
• BMW 1 Series Coupe Diesel - BMW Service Plus 29 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  I've just bought a new BMW 116 DE, and have been offered the service plus 5 year/60,000 mile package for £1,285, this include all servicing and brake pads/discs/wiper blade replacement. Not sure whether this is a good deal, as don't know what to expect to pay for replacment brakes
• Mazda 6 - Coolant & brake fluid change 20 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, I wonder why some garages (independent, not main dealers) quote something like £45-65 for brake fluid change, £60-80 for coolant change where some others just add around £10-20 or so for both? The one that came with recommendations quoted £87 (inc vat
• Citroen C5 Problems 26 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  Hi I have have my C5 Estate since Feb2002 and had a few problems and was wondering if anyone else have the same. I am intrested to see if any of them have been resolved. a. Sometimes when under moderate braking the brake pedal seems not to be smooth and also the real of the car starts to rise
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  Droning tyres 28 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My S40 has a very loud droning noise coming through the bulk head and also a judder through the brake pedal and steering wheel. This happens under anything...