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• Mitsubishi Grandis MPV (2004 - ) - 2005 2.4 auto - How to upgrade the brakes 30 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Car - Mitsubishi Grandis 2.4 Auto 2005, running on Warrior Alloy wheels - another question. Love the car in many ways, but have never been happy about the brakes, they just don't feel powerful enough for the size and weight of car. At times especially in wet I feel they could not be depended
• Nissan Primera III (1999 - 2002) - No shim on one back brake pad 12 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  to the shims as anti-rattle or squeal. I am therefore hoping the car is safe to drive? 80 mile round trip tomorrow. They are Lucas brakes on a 2.0 Xreg if that makes any difference?
• New tyres - why put them on the back? 23 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  With apologies if this has been covered loads, can someone explain to me why, when replacing 2 out of 4 tyres, the new ones should go on the back? It seems to me (as a complete non-expert) that the new ones should go on the front: better grip under braking, more tread to clear water in the rain
• Faulty ABS - MOT failure? 6 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  The ABS sensors in my car (Hyundai Accent X-reg) have packed up. The dealer said it would need new sensors and new drive shafts leading to a whopping £700 bill. Since normal braking is fine, I don't want to fix it. But is it going to fail in MOT? There is a single red warning light on dash
• citroen xsara.replacing brake pads (ABS) 22 May 2007 (Forum)
  hi its me again, thanks for all the advice on the oil leak problem re citroen xsara 2.0. hdi most of your advice was spot on well done all . now I wish to change the brake pads all round I have it on stands and wheels off however I left the motor trade 20yrs ago when (abs) was just begining
• It's a mystery! (206CC Brake reserv.) 21 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  My Colleague's 02 206 CC suffered a loss of brake fluid last week. Took it to Peugeot, who were surprised to find the fluid reservior had a split in it. They claim they've never seen this happen on a 206 before. (Wasn't too expensive to repair c. £40) The Servo was replaced a month ago, and she
• Golf Brake Discs (again) 15 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  I took my car for it's MOT today at a non-VW independant garage and it failed again (see last year) because the front brake disks were 'excessively pitted' (the rears were OK). I decided to have them replaced but I have kept the old discs. On inspection both discs have got corrosion on the inside
• Inner disc damage - 1997 Mondeo 2 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Any idea what would cause both (nearside & offside) front inner brake pads to wear the discs faster than the respective outer pads. I replaced the discs and pads at the same time about 20K ago. Is it possible for the outer pad carrier assembly to be sticking on the caliper assy as the inner discs
• Ford fiesta brake disc stuck!! 19 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  I have an N-reg mk3 fiesta and am in the middle of changing the front discs and pads. I've jacked up the car, taken off the wheels, but one of the brake discs is completely stuck to the hub! After many attempts to gently persuade it off i resorted to a bit of brute force with a mallet but all
• give way? 21 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Like many here i have been driving a few years now and was wondering at what time did filtering onto dual carrageways and motorways involve forcing motorists already on said roads to brake or swerve across instead of giving way and filtering on when safe to do so?. Now when you approach a slip
• Brake problem. Rover 414i. 22 May 2005 (Forum)
  Hi all I'm just in the process of changing the pads on the front of my mums Rover 414i K reg. All going well until I had to push the cylinder back into the caliper to take up the thickness of the new pads. I unscrewed the brake fluid top, as I squeezed the cylinder with a G clap it pushed in fine
• '95 306 1.8 SR Sedan brake bleed nipples 30 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Greetings, All. I would like to change the brake fluid on SWMBO's ten year old, very neat and tidy, 31k mile 306 1.8 SR Sedan. The fluid has never before been changed in the car's life, and I'm concerned about shearing bleed nipples like I did Donkey's years ago on my MG Metro when the car
• 4X4 Braking Distances 5 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Did anyone read the Ferrari Special edition of Autocar? There is an interesting bit in the letters page about braking distances. The Porsche Carrera GT on road tyres with ceramic composite discs and eight piston calipers did 70-0mph in 52.1m with a kerbweight of 1472kg. The Land Rover Discovery
• Changing Brake Discs/Pads. Rover 416 12 May 2004 (Forum)
  I have a Rover 416 auto (1997) and have a rubbing sound coming from the front wheels when braking....Im pretty sure its worn pads and maybe discs...Ive only ever changed pads on older cars and was wondering if its a difficult job to do for a relative novice in car maintenance, as this car has ABS
• Revenge to the Motorist 25 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Don't know if its exactly true, but still a good story that makes me smile. A friend of a friend took their car into the local, well known, "fast - fit" place for a free brake safety check. All the brakes were fine but they were advised that all their shock absorbers were in a dangerous way
• Noisy golf rear brakes 4 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  Recently, the rear brakes (pads\discs) on my Mk2 golf gti have started making an odd grinding nosie. Initially, I thought it was the rear caliper seizing up & causing binding, but having jacked up both wheels the bot spun freely. The pads are wearing low, but not enough to get the meatl on metal
• BMW 3 Series Touring - Brake pad and disc replacement 19 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  There is a huge premium for using BMW approved parts.  Full set of pads and discs is £779 by main dealer and £423 by independent ...
• MAZDA 5 TD 2.0L Sport 2007 - TCS LIGHT 4 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  No TCS light illuminated before worn out rear brake pads replaced. (down to 1.5mm friction material) Rear brake pads replaced TCS light on.  How do I reset TCS to turn light off?
• Yaris 2002 - Fishing out a dropped bulb in rear cluster 20 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  Changing the rear brake bulb today, the bulb dropped down into the innards of the brake cluster. Tried to fish it out using a magnetic pickup tool, but the bulbs aren't magnetic! Any ideas before I dismantle the whole cluster?
• renault clio 1.2 16v expression - dashboard lights abs/servie 14 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  Just had the discs and brake pads replaced. The abs & service lights still come after a few miles. Sometimes when braking a crunch like sound happens.any ideas would be appreciate.thanks