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  • pug 306 brake lights 25 Sep 2004 (Forum)
    Both brakes lights on my 97 306 meridian have gone - one had blown anyway, the other one looked ok, but had been working intermitently for a while and has now stopped altogether. I've changed both bulbs and the fuse, but still no joy.
  • Brake pad material 5 Jul 2004 (Forum)
    I thought that asbestos had not been used in brake pads for 10 or 15 years, yet Haynes manuals still warn readers against the dangers of dust inhalation. Is it still used in clutches and shoes? If not, why the warnings? Or if the replacement is also hazardous, what has been really achieved - apart from accelerated wear of discs?
  • fiesta brake noise 3 Jun 2004 (Forum)
    when i brake (medium presure on the pedal)i get a real screaching and squeal like theres no meat left on the pad,after checking both front pads theres loads left on both,it only happens when i apply moderate pressure,no noise when soft or hard pressure on pedal, anyone help
  • Civic ABS problem 14 Jan 2004 (Forum)
    On coming to halt my Honda Civic (1995 1.6 LS) has been applying the ABS (i.e. brake pedal reverberating hard). At all other times the braking is A1. The local garage diagnosed a leaking master brake cylinder, but a new one has made no difference. The ABS light is now permanently on.
  • Brake fluid-again! 11 Jul 2003 (Forum)
    I am about to change the fluid on my Golf 4 TDI, will I see any difference in performance in up grading to DOT 5.1 from DOT 4. Also how will this effect the use of the clutch as the fluid is used for both brake & clutch. Thanks Hugh
  • How easy is it for an experienced manual gearbox user to switch to automatics and left-foot braking? 13 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I've been following the thread about left-foot braking with interest, as I've been considering switching to an automatic next summer when my Motability...
  • My third brake light is an LED strip of nine lights - two of them are out, is this an MoT fail? 28 Jan 2020 (Ask HJ)
    My third brake light is an LED strip of nine lights. Two of them are out, is this an MoT fail?
  • Mitsubishi Shogun - Brake problem 4 Jan 2016 (Forum)
    I have just replaced a metal brake pipe in the rear system of my Shogun.  I have bled both of the rear wheels and the bleed valve on top of the rear brake limiting valve.  The problem now is that when the engine is not running the pedal feels firm but with the engine running the pedal feels firm but if I continue to press on it then it slowly sinks about half an inch.
  • Honda CR-V MK3 2.0 150 ks petro, manual - Brake pads, and suggested maintence on 40000 km 12 Jun 2015 (Forum)
      In this moment i have 36000 km on the clock, and probably i'll need to replace brake pads. What Brake pads do u recommend compatible with the stock Discs, and with same or better quality with stocks?   What kind of Maintence and replacement of parts do u recommend on 40000 km?
  • Vauxhall Vectra C 1.9 cdti 2004 - Drivers side hand brake not working 31 Oct 2013 (Forum)
    Hi all ive taken my vectra for mot today and it failed on the handbrake not working on the drivers side the when you relise the hand brake in the car the lever on the caliper isnt relising its staying in the on position but you can still turn the wheel by hand ive tryed pushing the lever back but its stiff it will go but when you pull the brake on it wont relise again ,anyone ever sufferd this is it caliper or cable any help will be gratfully resived...thanks glyn
  • Fitting smaller wheels to a Zafira? 3 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
    Can I replace my original 16-inch alloys with 15-inch steel rims without fouling the brake calipers? Car is a Zafira.
  • Leyland Roadrunner - Leyland Roadrunner Parking Brakes 29 Jun 2010 (Forum)
    I have a leyland roadrunner, 1990, which has just failed the MOT. The main failure is the parking brakes are only 7%. When you first start up, until there is enough air in the system, the lorry will not move, so they are working. The foot brakes are fine. The lorry has been sat for about 18 months. Can someone give me some clues of where I should be looking.
  • Toyota Avensis (2003 - 2008) - 04 1.8 Front brakes squealing 21 Aug 2009 (Forum)
    The front pads on my Toyota Avensis were changed during a service about 1000 miles ago. Over the last couple of days the front brakes have begun to squeak/squeal like an old bus. They do not squeak every time I use the brakes, just sometimes. Last night it appeared to be getting worse. Should I be worried about this? I am intending to go back to the garage where the work was done but a bit of fore knowledge would be nice.
  • Citroen ZX (1992 - 1998) - 95 1.9 Rumbling/banging noise from offside rear 19 May 2009 (Forum)
    Hi there i wonder if you can help me I have been hearing a increasing noise in the rear side under braking or going over a big bump sounds like a fast drumming rumbling noise? also i have had the rear brakes done 3500 miles ago 5months ago new shoes/brake cylinders and new hand brake cables and i also had the drums cleaned up.
  • Citroen Xsara (1997 - 2004) - 2000 1.4i. brake fluid changed to DOT 5 10 Feb 2009 (Forum)
    Had a new axle fitted to the rear, all fitted fine. The garage replaced the existing brake fluid (dot 4) with dot 5. My car has abs The brake pedal also feels spongier now (according to some goggling its the silicon that?s in the dot 5 that?s making it do this) More research shows that it is not compatible with abs systems, is this true and do i ring them and tell them to put either dot 4 or dot 5.1 instead.
  • Readers Digest - expert mechanics ? 1 Feb 2009 (Forum)
    So I browsed through the Telegraph "1,000 ways to save money and time" which was free with Saturday's paper. It says you can use cooking spray (whatever that is) to clean brake dust off your car wheels. Here is the distilled wisdom of the item; "... brake dust - produced every time ... the pads wear against the brake disks or cylinders. " Cylinders indeed. If my brake pads were anywhere near the cylinders I would be looking at a design fault, not for some cooking spray.
  • Renault Modus (2004 - ) - 04 1.5 High level brake light cluster not working 30 Dec 2008 (Forum)
    I've just noticed that the high level brake light cluster is not working on SWMBO's car. Other brake lights are working fine. Does anyone know if this fault could be fuse related or something more serious? It was too dark for me to start messing around pulling fuse covers off etc so I will look tomorrow.
  • Oil service, MoT+brake overhaul £160 - Value! 25 Sep 2008 (Forum)
    My 10 yr old Mazda Xedos needed oil service + MoT and the brakes pulled apart as they are ageing - pistons /calipers have stuck in past and caused issues. Picked it up at my local independent and the bill £160 inc VAT and a fresh MoT - took 2.5 hrs due to the brakes.
  • Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 01 1.9TDI brake & fog light fuse 17 Aug 2008 (Forum)
    I found and successfully replaced the 5A tail light fuse in panel at RH edge of dashboard but cannot find a fuse for the rear fog lights and brake lights. They are not listed on the card in the fuse panel. Does anyone know if there is a second fusebox and if so where is it? I read another post about the brake light circuit being linked to the engine management circuit - is this a clue?
  • Rover 400 (1995 - 1999) - 1996 1.6 - ABS Problem 29 Apr 2008 (Forum)
    Hi, I have just recently purchased a Rover 400 (1600 petrol). When I apply the brakes they function correctly. However, when I release the brake pedal and re-apply immediately (at slow speeds), the ABS seems to become active i.e. I get a juddering from the brake pedal. It does not seem to do this when I first appy the brakes, but only only the second attempt.
 

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