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  Defeeted 3 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  A recent discussion with some friends concerning left foot braking in an automatic prompted me to write this e-mail. I have driven automatics for around...
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  Disc cuss 6 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2-year-old SAAB 9-3, 1.9TDI Sportwagon. The car has done 16,000 miles and is still under SAAB warranty. When I took the car for its 2nd year service...
• Pug 508 - Automatic Gearbox advice 9 Oct 2022 (Forum)
  Hello any automatic gearbox experts. Can someone please explain the connection between brakes and automatic gearboxes. I have a 6 speed Aisin box and I’m getting a jolt. It seems to me that if I have had my foot on the brake whilst say at a junction in D when I take my foot off the brake the car
• Volkswagen Golf Est Diesel Auto 2011 1598cc - ABS/ESP/BRAKE ISSUE 14 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  Car has done 99k. FSH with recent full service. I just posted another issue but this is completely separate Brakes were squealing so took to garage. They replaced front pads and discs. Took it home, brakes still squealing so went back after a week and they cleaned the rear brakes. Also had an MOT
• N/A - overheating discs 22 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  On HJ column this week owner of an 10 month old S5 has had 3 lots of brakes due to so called overheating of the discs.  The audi dealership reckons his brakes have heated up to some 231 degrees! and blame his driving for this, and refuse to help him anymore. HJ suggests that when he
• 1997 Peugeot 106 1.1 - Adjusting back brake drums 8 May 2018 (Forum)
  Hi, I have had my car in for a pre-mot and it has failed with the back brakes being rubbish ! Apparently , the brake servo is fine, as the foot pedal behaves as it should. The mechnic said I may need to adjust the shoes outwards. I've had a look on t'internet
• Honda Accord UK (1998 - 2003) - 01 2.0 Brake Pipe Failure 20 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  I took my car in for an MOT on Tuesday and it needed to have the front brake pads replaced in order to pass. When I took it out for a drive on the Wednesday evening I was careful to be gentle with the new pads, aware that they needed to bed in. However, by the end of a 7 mile journey, the brakes
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - Mysterious MOT Failure 10 May 2008 (Forum)
  On my Mk4 1.25 LX Fiesta's MOT failure sheet, listed "Handbrake and rear brakes weak". Before retest, put handbrake 3/4 on and tried to push car on the flat, would not budge an inch and no creaking noises either. During repairs they replaced the rear Flex brake hose and bled the rear brakes. Also
• Fiesta Mk3 Brakes 16 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  I recently changed the brake master cylinder on my 1991 Fiesta 1.6S. It was a pretty straightforward job and I was feeling quite smug about having saved myself a few quid on garage fees. The trouble is, the brakes have felt rubbish ever since. Firstly, the pedal feels much firmer than it did (OK
• Mk4 Fiesta brakes 17 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Recently the brakes in my car have been grinding when I first apply the footbrake after pulling away. I drive the car around 120miles every day and this has only been happening for the past month or so. The grinding dies down after a few braking events, but there is a definite rumble thereafter
• Pug 306 Brake problems 14 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  I have a 99T Peugeot 306 meridian which has done a little over 31K. For the last thousand miles or so, when driving the car on a slight bend (under 1/8 steering wheel turn to the left) I am getting a whistling sound from what appears to be the brakes. The whistling stops when, a) I gently touch
• Copper grease and brakes 16 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  Should copper grease be used every time brake pads are fitted? To which surface is it applied, and what does it prevent/lubricate?
• peugeot 206 front brake pads 4 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  On average how many miles should front brake pads last if car is driven carefully
• Brake Disks. Renault Laguna. 18 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  1998 Laguna 1.6 Lucas / Girling with vented disks. Is it possible to replace brake disks without removing the caliper?
• Nissan X-Trail T30 - Front Brake 10 Feb 2022 (Forum)
  Hi guys My car just passed its MOT like 2 days ago. Last night I was driving home when I noticed the Front Off side brake (or Somewhere infront of the driver) was grinding when I brake. I e checked the pads and they look good, no advisories for brakes
• vw tdi 2006passat salloon 1.9 - Parking brake 18 May 2014 (Forum)
  Hi we have started to get a problem with our parking brake,when we wish to park (ELECTRICAL) the brake wil either come on or it wont.When it does not come on we have to leave it in gear. when it cannot be left in gear ,we have to dissconect the battery then reconnect it ,this will usually enable
• Green Brake Fluid? Mercedes 300te estate 19 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Hi. I've got a old 300te estate merc. Went to charge the brake fluid today. But its green. On the res cap its got DOT4. Does anyone know, rang merc and they didn't know anything, and the local merc agent up and they didn't know too. Does anyone know about this green brake fluid and who makes it. p
• Vauxhall Corsa sport 1600cc dohc - help with brakes 6 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  hi can anyone help me please i have just recently done an engine swap on my corsa and i replaced the rear drum cylinders aswell. then i noticed i had no brakes so i have bleeded the brakes two or three times now and the brake pedal will not go hard or back to normal???  so im
• Vauxhall Meriva - Grinding noise when braking 23 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Hi all, I have a 2006 meriva, 1.7cdti and I noticed a terrible grinding noise when I brake. You can actually feel it on the brake pedal and it's like something is hanging from underneath and digging into the road (had a quick look and nothing is hanging down) Anyone have any ideas? The bearings
• FIAT Bravo - Bleeding Brakes 16 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  When I changed my caliper I used a brake hose clamp to minimise fluid lose but when I took the clamp off I noticed it had damaged the brake hose, so I bought a new hose meaning that I lost some fluid when changing it. Once I bleed the caliper around 5 times I noticed the brake pedal still