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• Anti-lock braking in ice and snow. Who likes it? 21 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  I haven't had a car with ABS before. Now I have, and have experimented a little in Winter conditions. I don't like it. I wish I could switch it off. Do...
• VW Passat Brakes 2 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Bought new rear pads for my Passat (54 Plate). Was trying to change them but could not get the pistons to go back. I think I will need a tool to do this....
• MOT brake question 21 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  My Corolla needs an MOT shortly, and the front Pads are worn, and the discs have some corrosion - how can I tell if they are worn enough to fail an MOT...
• If you could make a camera.... 22 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  What would it be for? Kids in back without seatbelt. Broken brake light camera. and my favourite: Dodgy brake and tyre cam. This weeks Autoexpress has an interview with an ex traffic cop (now on regular duties) as gatsos now do all traffic work. Ben
• Vauxhall Astra - New Brake Pads/ Discs 7 Feb 2024 (Forum)
  Any advice from anyone with any car/ mechanical knowledge would be a great help here. My wife took her car to a local garage for an MOT. It failed on a tyre and I quote - “service brake fluctuating front”. So two reasons. She queried what that would be to fix this and they stated they didn’t know
• Brake Pedal Creep on Vauxhalls 21 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  For reasons that become obvious below, I would like as many as possible to do the following test and reply here:: 1/ Sit in the driver's seat with the engine running. 2/ Press moderately hard on the brake pedal - and keep the same pressure applied for up to a minute. There are only two possible
• Hyundai Accent - Car Buying Advice 2000 Hyundai Accent 22 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  :  Rear of main pipes. Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) Rear x 2 Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) Corroded Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a) Nearside Front brake juddering slightly (3.7.A.2b) Offside Front brake
• Peugeot 107 - Knocking noise after changing brake pads and discs 18 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  Hi all, On Saturday  I changed the front brake discs and brake pads on my Peugeot 107. After I completed the job, I took it for a spin and it was all fine. I drove it on Sunday to the shop and again it was fine to drive. However, this morning as I took to the motorway, I
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2002 - 2007) - 05 loud squealing - steering or brakes ? 10 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  journey now, but still seems to be louder when steering to the left. I'd never associated the noise with the brakes before , but tonight it started making a similar noise when braking. Now I can tell at a glance the state of the pads on my Focus, but the pads on the Mazda are obscured by the rest
• Golf service 15 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  I dropped my wife's 98 Golf Mk3 1.6 into a main dealer for an annual service and MOT. I have just received quite a nasty call. I had said that the clutch was feeling a bit vague. £590! Anything else, I ask. New front brakes £230 And? New ariel - £123 And? Noisy rear brakes. £68 to deglaze them
• Kia Sportage - Is faulty Electronic Parking Brake an MOT fail? 10 Sep 2022 (Forum)
  Our 69 plate Sportage has a faulty Electronic Parking Brake (it doesnt seem to engage and not does the light come on). We took it in around June and the dealer has told us it's fine to drive but the parts may take some time to arrive ( as of today they still don't know). We also haven't noticed
• Visually ensuring car will not roll 23 Oct 2021 (Forum)
  AND with electronic parking brake, how do you get the confidence that after you have left the car it won't start rolling accidentally? What happens with electronic parking brake if battery goes flat? Does it release the brake or keep it locked?  How do you even put to neutral in those cars
• Mazda CX5 - Brake Disc Cost 15 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  So my Mazda CX5 failed its MOT on the brake discs and said they needed replacing. I was quoted approx 330 for this (using official Mazda parts) - I said that I would prefer not to use Mazda parts and that would hopefully reduce the costs. Am I having my eyes ripped out here
• VW Golf TSI MK7 - Brake disc dirt protector 28 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  After hearing a rattling noise coming from my front wheel, I took the wheel off and found the metal plate that sits behind brake disc had come loose. I removed the part and even though some say that it’s not important, it has to be there for a reason I would assume. I have received several quotes
• Ford Focus MK1 saloon 1.8 - Back Plate or Hub Nut 16 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  I need to check the brake shoes and normally I remove the 4 bolts on the brake shoes back plate. However, I find removing the bolts really awkward and slow due to the restricted space. So I'm prepared to buy a torque wrench (230NM capable)  for the hub nut and remove that instead
• Toyota prius 1.8 2012 - DTC code c1451. C1345 25 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  Have car above codes trying to bleed. Brakes using techstream when in bleed mode attempting to go through procedure says lost communication so not able to bleed I tried to bleed were u press brake 8 times doesn't work tried pressure bleed from brake reservoir still no good.checked all fuses
• Audi S3 Quattro - Brake judder 22 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  I have a 65 plate, 25k miles S3 and wonder if anyone has experienced the same problem. Periodically, there is a noise from the rear when braking which sound as though you are driving over painted lines across the road. It does not happen all the time and the Dealer has looked at it twice
• Honda Stream - How do brakes suddenly seize? 19 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  and their verdict is that both front brakes are seized and we need new discs + calipers + pads. Ouch!  I wonder what I could have done, if anything, to have foreseen or prevented this problem. The car did have full service history and recent MOT when we bought it.  Any thoughts?
• Controlling an automatic slow speed 16 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  To Garage my car, manual gearbox, I electrically fully retract my wing mirrors, swing to the right entering my drive and square up to my garage door frame and stop short. Then using slipping clutch, bit of accelerator, maybe touch of foot brake I creep foward into the narrow garage opening up
• Ford Focus 1.8 TDCi 2004 - eye level brake light not working 19 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  Hi I have had my Focus for a couple of years now and since i have had it everything seems to be alright. But I have noticed recently that my eye level brake light is not working. Now I have read a couple of posts on various sites and they said to check the fuse and if thats ok check the cabling