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• Toyota Avensis (2003 - 2008) - 2007 1.8 - Spongy brakes 20 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Bought my Avensis 1.6 T3x petrol a month ago from a main Toyota dealer. Was a demonstrator with just 5.5k miles. Braking requires a very firm foot, significantly more than my previous Mazda 323 almost as if the servo has gone AWOL. Can be quite disconcerting to gently press the pedal in slow
• Toyota Corolla (1997 to 2002) - 01 1.6 Squeaking sound from front brake 10 May 2008 (Forum)
  Squeaking sound come from front brake every now and again. It doesn't happen consistently i.e. sometimes work perfectly while other times just give out this annoying sound. This annoying sounds come out more often than usual in the past 2 months. Just got the car back from service & MOT
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2002 2.0TDCi 130 Estate Rear Disc Brake Banjo Size 25 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all. I have purchased a set of Goodridge braided hoses for my car but have a problem. When the new hoses came the rear hoses have a banjo fitting on the caliper side. I rang Goodridge to check on the fitment and they say i have the right one. I haven't really bought the hoses to improve brake
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - (98-04) Cracking appearing on Front Brake Pads 8 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Just had a service on my car. The dealer has advised that the Front Brake Pads have become cracked, the discs are showing a blue streak and should be replaced. The pads and discs where previously installed by Ford and i have done 5000 miles on them. Ford have advised that this could be down
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - Leaking brake servo hose 1.4 petrol 25 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  I have a leak in part of the hose connection between the inlet manifold and the brake servo on a golf mk iv 1.4 petrol. The faulty hose is the 3 inch piece that loops round after what I take is a no return valve close to the inlet manifold.. I have made a temporary fix and plan to replace
• Audi - A4 New Disc/Calliper/Pads now noisy. 10 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  We have an Audi A4 which had new calliper discs and pads fitted in April 07. Since then, we've done 1500 miles, which should be plenty to bed in the new brakes. However they still make a squeaking/whining noise and the brake warning light comes on intermittently. We've taken it back to the place
• Ford Focus collapsed brake pads 3 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Just had a scary experience in my 2002 Focus TDDI. I came up at lowish speed to a T junction and pressing the brake pedal only resulted in a crunch, and lots of grinding noises. Limped the car home, stripped the brakes down to find one pad on one side had completely lost its friction material
• Mondeo Servicing and brakes 21 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Hi All, Just need some views on prices i've been quoted for a service and my brakes to be done. I've got a new shape mondeo 1.8LX gave Ford a ring in Bolton to get a price for a standard annual service as mine is now due, quoted £135.00 which seems pretty resonable to me. Just wondered (I should
• Peugeot 205 Gentry - Rear Drums 20 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  I recently upgraded my discs and pads from standard to EBC Turbo Groove discs and Greenstuff pads. The change has gone well and as the brakes are bedding in, the braking is improving - with little or no brake dust. Thanks to those who contributed! Now, I am looking to tackle the rear brakes
• Renault Clio Bloss of brake servo 2 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Hi everyone I'm new to this forum, but would like some assitance with a problem I have with my Renault Clio 1994 RL diesel 1.9. I have no servo assisted braking which makes braking very heavy indeed at low speed. However, when I was on the motorway yesterday at high speed the brakes were very
• Mini Brakes bleeding procedure 20 May 2001 (Forum)
  I own a 1989 F reg Mini mayfair with servo assisted brakes, i just wondered what the procedure is for bleeding the brakes, the front are disc and the rear are drums. Is my car on a split system and if so which will it be, diagonal or front and rear. Also, just how do i go about bleeding them
• Ceed ED - Brake pads jammed 30 Jun 2024 (Forum)
  I recently replaced the rear brake pads on my car, but they got stuck in the mounting bracket and had to be tapped out (I used a piece of wooden broom handle as a drift). The caliper bracket was corroded, and the pad edges were rough, so I cleaned both up before proceeding. My concern
• 2009 renault twingo 1.2 dynamique - problem with front brakes 1 Jan 2022 (Forum)
  Big trouble with car,bought it a few months ago,had to fit new struts and springs ,then onto front brakes,binding bad on front left,so decided to fit new calipers and discs, and pads on both sides,but now brakes are binding badly,it is vented discs on it,but for some strange reason,cant fit
• Ford Fiesta - Brake pedal feel changed 28 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  I have recently put some mintex m1144 pads on my car with new discs and did the bed in procedure. After this the pedal felt solid and the brakes came on almost instantly when pressing the pedal. Now after a couple of weeks, the pedal feels softer. There is no air or anything in the lines because
• Ford fiesta mk6 zetec s 1.6 petrol - One side brake hotter than other side 20 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  Hello, I have noticed recently that the passenger side front brakes are getting around 6-7 degrees hotter than the drivers side front. I took the brakes on that side apart and checked the caliper and it goes in and out easily no problem. I regreesed the slider pins and made sure the ears
• Daihatsu Skywing - Assymetric flow in the braking system 23 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  Using a syringe to flush and bleed the rear brakes, it'll suck OK but it blows very slowly, Stripped and cleaned both wheel cylinders. They weren't bad, and it didn't make much difference. Connecting syringe directly to the brake pipe going forward gives fast bi-directional flow
• Honda Jazz - Rattling noise from rear tyre when brake 18 Dec 2019 (Forum)
  from the rear tyre side when I brake the car. The noise is more obvious when I drive the car down the hill. What problem could it be? Why there is a rattling noise? Could it be a parking brake problem? Please advise. Thank you.
• Ford Focus - Ford Focus - Rhythmic noise when braking / coming 13 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  sound like the brake pads although, naturally,  the brakes are being applied at this point. Any ideas what it might be? The car is going back to the garage today and I don't want to be fobbed off as I have just bought the car from them and want the issue resolved. Cheers.
• Dazzling Brake Lights 23 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  Following someone in traffic who insists on holding the car stationary on the footbrake so the brake lights dazzle peircingly, is really annoying. One tip I can pass on is putting main beam on thereby flooding the back of their car with light, which helps much reduce the contrast
• Agila 2006 1.2 Twinport - Loud high pitch squeak from rear wheel ... 26 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  Got a Very high piched Squeek ( like abird chirping ) from rear wheel .. Not a Rumble / not brake shoe noise / much higher pitch noise . Can be more noticable at very low speeds even at 1 mile per hour and a t the point of driving off from standing ..   Noise