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• Nissan Micra 20000 - Guys, please help, how much would this cost to fix 30 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  Hi guys, so today my car failed its mot on the following: rear parking brake recording little or no effort nearside (3.7.B.6a) rear brake binding nearside (3.7.B.1) parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) how much will this cost??  thank you
• hyundai santa fe auto diesel - disc brakes 24 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  any help please having trouble with front discs brakes getting very hot garage telling me this is no cause to worry ,after 2 miles you cannot touch the discs and wheel is getting hot twice i have had scraping noise for about 30seconds then it goes away .only had car 2 months never noticed
• Fiat 500 - Fiat 500 Squealing Brakes? 5 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  Our 2010 Fiat 500 1.2 Lounge has developed an intermittent high pitched squeal whch seems to come from the front wheels (difficult to tell but seems to be RHS). Sounds like disc and pad rubbing as the squeal disappears when touching the brake. Also disappears with right steering input and can
• 2005 FIesta - Replacing front brake discs seized rounded bolts 10 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  I was just wondering if its possible to renew the discs without removing the brake caliper cage as last year i could not get the bottom bolt losse so i just split the caliper by removing the two allen key bolts and replaced the pads that way and as dont have acces to any heat to warm the seized
• Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi 110 DPF - 2009 Ford Focus Brake Torque Settings 15 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  Hi all... I've been looking high and low trying to find the Brake Caliper bolt torque settings, I just wondered if anyone here might be able to help please? I have seen 130nm mentioned but that was for a US 2005 model and I think they are different. Many thanks if you can help.
• Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class - Brake Servo Unit replacement 9 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  in the Brake Servo Unit. Apparently, you can't buy the switch, you have to buy the whole unit, which has to be shipped over from Germany.   Anyone know where I can get a unit that doesn't cost the earth?
• Daewoo Matiz 2002 800cc - Matiz brake hose round or square 10 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Can anyone help us please. My son needs a new front brake hose on his 02 Matiz 800cc. The hose currently fitted has a round banjo at the caliper end, but all the hoses we can find have a square banjo. Are they interchangeable?  I dont want to start the job and find that the new hose won't
• Peugeot 306 - dot 5.1 brake fluid...is it worth it? 8 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Im replacing pads/discs and fluid soon and heard a few people mention dot 5.1 would give a firmer pedal feel. I was wondering if its worth chaning from dot 4.1?  If so can I just bleed the brakes as normal and top up with 5.1? Im also looking at getting the calipers
• Mercedes B Class 180CDI Auto 2006 - Appling the brake down hill 13 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  Mercedes B Class 180CDI 2006, when appling the brake down hill causes the engine to race and rev up. I have returned it to the garage who have not been able to find anything wrong. if this problem can't be solved can I reject the car as I am losing confidence in this car I have had under 3months
• Vauxhall Zafira A (1999 - 2005) - front & rear brake pads 18 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  need to do my brake pads soon and reading in the haynes manuel that you need apecial tool to push the calipers in. as the rear ones are on a thread so you have to twist as you are going i thought i could use a g clamp like on other cars i have had or not does any one have any ideas as im a bit
• 1997 audi a4 avant - brake warning light 1 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  i have a red brake warning light which comes on every time i drive my car after i drive a very short distance it beebs 3 time then the red light flashes contiuously until i turn the car off, there are new pads an disc in this car!! and there ar NO WEAR SENSORS ON THIS MODEL!!  ALSO
• SEAT Leon FR petrol - Brake imbalance?? 27 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  My Leon just celebrated its 3rd birthday with an MOT pass - but only just. Advisory note says 23% front brake imbalance and mechanic was surprised I hadn't noticed pull to one side.  I have since tried normal, firm and emergency stops with no grip on the steering wheel and the car pulls up
• Mazda 6 - 2005 - Rear Brake pad replacement 26 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, Serviced my Son's car yesterday prior to MOT next saturday. I noticed the rear brake pads are low and will need replacing in the near future. Will I need a special tool to turn the caliper piston back in like many cars do? Does the piston have slots in it that you can get a rair
• Mercedes Benz C-Class W203 (2000 - 2007) - 2005 2.2 Brake calipers - should they be replaced 13 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  My W203 mercedes had a service yesterday and had 4 new brake discs fitted. It also had a front caliper replaced but the other side was left with the old caliper. I thought that calipers should be replaced in axle pairs. Can anyone please advise? The car is a lease car so they authorised
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 2000 1.8D - sluggish brakes 30 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  I recently picked up a 2nd hand 1.8 diesel which seems to be in good order and a nice runner, however the brakes are really sluggish, the pedal feels quite soft and it takes a good while to stop, it's been serviced and has new front tyres, pads and discs but still seems too sluggish
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 98 1.8 engine smelling like brake pads 30 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, i,m not sure if it's the clutch that smells and therefore gone or what. When I raise the clutch to engage the drive shft a rubbing noise happens. The brake pad smell is there from just the engine running. The biting point does feel at a good point when lifting the peddle as if the clutch
• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - 03 2.0 Brake Warning Light On 30 May 2008 (Forum)
  hi i have a bmw 320d and the brake warning light is on even though i have had all the pads replaced with new sensors where required, my local garage tells me that they cannot get there diagnostic machine to communicate with my car. please can anyone help many thanks jim {volume in header turned
• Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - 05 1.6 FSi Rear brakes noisy 19 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  I have been nominated to have a look at the noisy rear brakes on this Golf. I am guessing that they will be disks. It has done 30K from new. Presumably the pads shouldn't be worn out. Is there anything in particular to look out for or common faults? Any special tools required? I have not seen
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - Drum brakes 7 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, i'm struggling to get my rear brakes off. Namely the drums. I've released the handbrake adjuster as far as it will go and have given the drums a good battering with a decent mallet to coax them off. But the shoes have produced a lip on the inside of the drums which are catching and making
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 2004 1.6. Brakes seem insufficient 5 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, I own a 2004 Astra 1.6 with 37k on the clock, and the brakes seem terrible, I've checked the discs and pads and they seem ok, it passed it's mot in May without comment, but I feel I really have to stand on the pedal. Anyone out there experienced similar probs. Ta Graham {Slight tweek