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• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 97 1.25 Vibration at speed/when braking 8 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  s side front wheel that gets faster as speed increases. It?s like a short scraping/clicking. I?ve had the wheel off and seems to me like the brakes are binding a little when I spin the disc. There?s no play in the inner and outer cv joints. My own diagnosis would be: 1. Wheel balance 2. Warped brake disk Is there anything else that could be causing this?
• Mazda 323 - Knocking sound on braking 20 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  The car doesn't have ABS, I got the brake pads (not discs) changed by Mazda last October. I've checked the tyres for stones etc., so I don't think it's anything caught in a tyre. Would wearing brake discs (I'm assuming it's not the pads as they're quite new) be the likely culprit?
• Micra MOT fail: repair or sell? 19 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Had a front shunt last year, I replaced the appropriate panels and kept on driving. It chugs along OK, brakes and steering seem OK. It has just failed its MOT and requires quite a lot of work: 1) Nearside rear brake pipe corroded 2) Offside rear brake pipe corroded 3) Front to rear brake pipe corroded 4) Brakes imbalanced 5) Front chassis box section damaged -- requires welding. 6) Advice -- bowed door; door lock not fully engaging.
• Scraping Noise from Brakes - 1997 Astra 30 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Morning all. My brakes (I can't really tell whether it's front or back) have started to make a fairly quiet scraping noise (kind of dull - not metallic sounding) when the car is cold. It stops when they warm up or after about five miles.
• Ford Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost Titanium (2015) - Brake Discs 28 Apr 2023 (Forum)
  I am about to replace the worn  Ford brake discs  for  Pagid discs. However,  I have noticed that,  unlike the originals,  the Pagid discs have an additional small threaded hole near one of the lug nut holes. Does anyone know what this hole is for?
• Ford Mondeo Estate tdci 0/3 - Binding front brake. 4 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  Front near side brake is binding. Cooked my disc and pads so replaced both sides. Repaced the near side caliper and flexi. And Still binding. Can't understand why!!  Caliper slides ok on pins. I am foxed. Please help.
• Volkswagen Passat (1997 - 2000) - Brake pads and discs 23 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  To prevent me from being a complete blonde and being totally ripped off on Friday when I take my car in, can anyone advice me on a ball park figure I can expect to pay for brake pads and discs to be replaced on my beloved passat? Thanks in advance!
• Suzuki Grand Vitara SWB (2005 - ) - Rear drum brakes on 4x4-as good as disks? 16 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Work colleague is considering buying a new Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.0 petrol but is worried that the back brakes are only drums and not disks. Does seem unusual for a modern 4x4 not to have disks all round. Should he be concerned?
• Mercedes Benz A-Class (1998 - 2005) - Changing Brake fluid with an ABS system. 15 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  I need to change the brake fluid on my car. Do I empty the system first and then fill and bleed, or should I just introduce fresh fluid into the reservoir and bleed each calliper/cylinder until new fluid comes out?
• 96 4x4 2.0 Mondeo- front brakes sticking 18 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Hi can anyone please help me? I've got a problem with my Mondeo front brakes, Just fitted new disks, callipers and pads to rear then found it would not bleed properly so changed the master cylinder. It then bled ok but now the fronts are binding. Any ideas please.
• V.W. Sharan Brake pad warning light. 30 May 2007 (Forum)
  The brake pad warning light has come on, I have replaced the pads ( the old ones still had about 10mm left on them) but the light is still on. All the wiring seems to be o.k. If I disconnected the battery would this reset the system, or could it cause more problems.
• Astra Vibration 24 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  I have an Astra 1997 estate, when I brake around town everything feels fine but when I brake from above 50mph I get a severe vibration through the brake peddle and the steering wheel. I have recently changed both the disks and wishbones but the vibration is still there.
• Skoda Felicia....1995 9 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  CAN ANYONE HELP... when i press my brake pedal my side lights come on ,also on the instrument panel..... but when i turn on my sidelights and press brake the brake lights dont seem to show up... is this easy to fix? maybe a short or bad earth?
• Picasso, C4 and C8 emergency braking 29 May 2006 (Forum)
  The dealer has said that they have several cars not doing this, including a C4 and C8, has anybody else had problems with hazard lights not activating in the event of hard braking? Cheers
• BMW 3 brake warning light 12 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Hi ,I'm after more help again. I've changed front and rear brake pads on my BMW 320D (E46)a few weeks ago, but the warning light still remains on. Anyone know, does it need re-setting by BMW, or have I just not made a good enough connection with the sensors?? Thank you
• knocking when i brake renault clio 2 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Help it does this only when i start braking its a 1994 l reg petrol non power steering model what would be the cause of this please guys. its like a knocking/thumping sound oh you know what i mean! i am a woman after all lol
• Ibiza brakes - too good? 15 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  The wife's '54 reg. Ibiza 1.2 5 door is a great car. However, the brakes seem to be either on or off with nothing much in between. Slowing down for speed humps is a nightmare as I usually put everyone through the 'screen. Can this be rectified somehow or do we have to 'live with it'?
• dodgy high level brake light : MOT fail? 30 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Ho hum....SWBO's Omega estate is due for an MOT next week; just noticed that the LED brake light built into the rear spoiler only has a couple of the dozen or so LEDs working. Do I need to get my soldering iron out pronto; or is this OK for the MOT?
• 2 questions (Laguna Brake Disks) 4 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  1. Min thickness for front brake disks (98 Laguna 1.6RT - vented) . where can I find such information - there doesn\'t seem to be a Haynes manual for this. 2. Showroom has been somewhat enthusiastic with polish, leaving a lot white deposits on the black trim.
• any - brake caliper retraction 18 Dec 2018 (Forum)
   I get you press the pedal and it forces out the caliper, but what draws it in