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• 1990mk2golf1.3 brake drum/bearing? 19 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Hello Every time I brake medium/hard there is a scraping/scouring sound from the passenger side of my car. Inititally throught it was the front wheel so I had the front pads/discs changed. This did not solve the problem, garage reckoned it was the front bearing so we changed this, but did
• Vauxhall Astra brakes sticking 27 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  I've a 1990 Astra has a rear brake that locks. Its belongs to a relative who had new wheel cyclinders fitted followed by new retaining springs but the handbrake kept sticking. The car was left in a garage for 3 months and initially ran ok then the handbrake started sticking almost randomly. More
• Fiesta Brake disc Installation. 13 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Hi all, I have purchased some original motorcraft brake discs and pads for my ford fiesta xr2i 1.6. However in the box with the brake disc is a leaflet stating that before installation of the disc 'the anti corrosion material/film needs to be throughly washed off in an alkalie bath'. Has anyone
• 1982 Granada - Brakes - pulls to left 1 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, I've noticed my '82 Granada pulls to the left when braking, particularly under hard braking at higher speeds. The shocks are new all round, I have put new cylinders and shoes on the rear recently and the front discs and pads are in good condition with minimal wear, although I do not know how
• Laguna Brakes 4 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  The Recent snowy weather ( in North Yorkshire) I had to stop all of a sudden for a rabbit, ( this is true, and i will get to the point), this caused the car to slide, but i could control where it was going. I noticed that the brakes made a funny noise (sort of rumbling sound) and the brake pedal
• uneven rear brakes zx 28 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  I am having a problem with SWMBO's zx volcane. The MOT test in n Ireland is now very thorough and is computer controlled. Breaking on all wheels must be even. The volcane has failed the mot twice because one rear wheel brakes more than the other it now has a 60% imbalance. New discs and pads fitted
• Passat brakes - update 21 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  that there was signs of, for example, the car being idle for a time as the shape of the pads was evident on the rear discs; it was this that could be causing the 'jerky brakes.' He then went on to say that a VW memo had said that corroded brake discs weren't covered under VW's warranty!! Have now written a letter
• "Clicking" brakes 26 Mar 2001 (Forum)
  I drive a Fiat Seicento sporting. It's a 2000 model which has done approx 4000 miles. If the car has been parked up for any length of time (i.e. overnight, or left at work all day), when you first apply the brakes there is an audible click from the pedal as it moves through the first centimetre
• Honda Jazz Hybrid - Honda Jazz Hybrid brake pedal simulator problems 6 Aug 2024 (Forum)
  
• 5 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  Maintaining the estatus quo. Never ceases to amaze me the number of people who think engine braking and therefore clutch lining is less expensive to replace than brake pads.
• Nissan Micra N-Connector 0.9 - Nissan Micra 2018 rear brake adjusment 27 Oct 2022 (Forum)
    Can anyone give me the rear brake adjustment and hand break adjustment methods for my 2018 Micra. I hope they are not the self adjusting type that never work.  There is a CKS Torx screw in the break drum has this anything to do with the adjustment? Any help much
• Citroen C3 1.6HDi Diesel 2005 - Brake pedal clunks on startup 28 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  I've noticed that on start up there is a clunk from the brake pedal, it physically moves once the key is released and engine starts normally.  It can be quite loud sometimes and not at all at others. It occurs intermittently and at first I though it was a ventilation flap slamming
• hyundai i10 2011 - front brake pads renewal 15 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  I have been told pushing the slave cylinder back with a G clamp can invert the rubbers in the master cylinder and contaminate the ABS system. If I clamp the brake pipe and open the bleed nipple a little and push the cylinder back, will I have to bleed the system after fitting the pads
• ford mondeo mk3 - noisy front brakes 15 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  hi, for a while i had been having a noise from front brakes when i have used them for awhile, so i have changed the discs and pads, but every now and the the noise comes back, (its like a metal clunck)?could it be the calipers , i did clean them when they were off , they seemed ok ...thanks
• Ford Focus - brake fluid 9 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  I have had since new a Jan 2008 (last of Mk2) petrol 1.8 Hatch, done 23K miles just going in for a service soon is there any point in having brake fluid changed ??? I read it had to be changed after so many years - is there any advantages in having this done or should I leave it longer
• Skoda Fabie 1.9 SDI 2001 - Handbrake Cable Slack after Brake Shoe Replacement 13 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  After replacing my rear brake shoes I tried to tightened up the handbrake but it still has slack in the cable once has been fully tightened. It would tighten up before I replaced them. Anyone any ideas whats wrong? Thanks...
• Toyota Aygo - brakes discs 15 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  we have an 06 and a 59 plate couple of aygo's,both are used at least 6 days a week;both when they got to 20k failed their mot's due to severe corrosion of their discs and resulting imbalance of the brakes- I have always run fords before usually taking them up to 70k before new discs were needed
• BMW 5 Series E39 - Brake pipe corrosion 13 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  My MOT station advised me to have the brake and fuel pipes on my 11 year old 5-series BMW cleaned of corrosion and protected.  My local garager suggests cleaning off to bare metal and applying grease, but I am concerned that the gease will wash off leaving the pipes unprotected
• Volvo V50 2.0l diesel - volvo v50 brake caliper tool. 20 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  Hi. The rear brake caliper piston requires winding back into the cylinder to change the pads. Questions are precisely what tool is required, who sells it, and does the handbrake automatically self adjust? Finally is it safe to put a spot of engine oil to seep down the handbrake pivot
• Renault Scenic - brake pipe and stuck rear door lock 26 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, i have a T reg Renault Scenic Alize currently at the garage with a stuck rear door, windscreen washer passenger side not working and a brake pipe leak from the front driver's side.  Have been quoted approx £70-£80 to get it fixed before the mot.  Is that a good price