Our 106 appears to be losing most of its brake fluid via the offside rear wheel. Apparently the brake warning light was on when my missus started the car to drive home tonight & when I checked the car over (in the dark) I noticed the lack of fluid & leakage on the bottom half of the hub and rear tyre. Luckily she has a short drive home!!!
Brake cylinder failure?????
Any more/less sinister suggestions?
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Yep...wheel cylinder failure indeed.
You'll need a new cylinder (do the other side at the same time plus a set of brake shoes)
Have fun!
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As DL said but try getting hold of some course emery cloth/similar to sandpaper the brake shoe`s may be saveable.if you rub the shoe`s with the emery cloth.and they come up nice and bright no sign of brake fluid should be O`K you will notice the difference when cleaning.it will save you changing assuming they are not badly worn.if so you will have to replace.But do replace both cylinder`s that is a must
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sorry but..
trying to salvage brake shoes that have been soaked in brake fluid is trying to save £15 or so and risking your life.. Fluid can be retained and with heat (braking) come out and ruin the braking effect..
Of course she is your missus and you may consider she is not worth a new set of brake shoes:-)
PS and you need new nuts and sealing washers for the rear stub axles - available from your Peugeot dealer - if you want to do the job properly and prevent either the wheels falling off or dirt getting into the bearings.. the washers can be difficult to remove due to corrosion and are cheap to replace.. The nuts have to be peened to prevent them turning on the hubs.. I would not reuse but replace as a matter of safety..
madf
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As DL says, do the other side at the same time, will save you money in the long term. As the other side will probably fail next year, requiring same effort to bleed and change shoes etc. If the car is quite old, you may have problems trying to undo the hydraulic pipe from cylinder to flexi hose. Cheap enough to replace, get new one made from your local auto outfit.
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reckon I might splash out on the new shoes ;-)
I was considering doing one side - but it's not much extra to do both & i'll have to buy a set of shoes anyway....
guess it will save lots of hassle (& dubious rear end sliding / smash experiences...)
must save up for another Jazz... ho hum....
Thanks to all!!!!!!
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re the stub axles - do you know if the nuts/washers have a circlip or split pin to secure them? I remember in the distant past these were an absolute pain in my Escort III.
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to secure the nuts you have to hammer over a bit using a chisel/ centre punch.. Hence when you remove them you tend to damage the nut.. best to replace it.
Been there done it...and btw the removal of the pipes to the wheel cylinder should not be difficult.. just spray nite before with WD40 around the back of drum where pipe is screwed into cylinder...
madf
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