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• Xsara HDi Brake problem 14 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  HI all . I have a Xsara 2.0Hdi Estate 1999 model. Problem I have with it is Drivers side brakes sticking slightly .Seems that wheel gets alot hotter . I have replaced the caliper and still does the same . The caliper slides ok on slide bars . The wheel rotates by hand , but in comparsion it feels slightly tighter to rotate then the otherside.The car doesnt pull when braking and passes MOT ok.
• Any one seen my brake pad ? 7 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Coming home the other day in our 1983 Range Rover ,i noticed that the brake peddal went down further than normal all of the sudden. I had recently renewed the front brakes so the back was suspect. Bought new pads for the back,changed back left,no problems,still some wear left, got to the right side,wheel off and to my suprise the inner pad was missing!.
• cars with good brakes 5 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  With reference to recent Back Room polls on the priorities of BRs when buying a new car, I asked my wife what her priorities were. One of the top things on her list was "good brakes" - which seems pretty reasonable to me. But how does one find out which models have good brakes? We've got NCAP scores to tell us which cars come out best when we can't stop, but I'd rather know which car did best at stopping.
• pug 405 estate brakes 15 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  I've got a pug 405 estate j reg. I order to stop the car i have to press the brake pedal right down to the bottom in order to stop the car. I've been informed thats its either the master cylinder or the brake servo. Could anyone give me any ideas in how to determine which of these thing is could be.
• Performance Brakes 23 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Dear all, With the road rallies and track days ahead, I am going to change the brake fluid to DOT 5.1 on the QX. Is there any side effects? Is DOT 5.1 suitable to go on QX's braking system? Also, I am thinking of changing the pads at the front. The pattern pads overheated and there were smoke pouring out of the spokes of the wheel during the last rally.
• Cheap Brake Pads 15 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  I noticed the item in today\'s paper \"Warp Factor True\" (406 with warping brake discs). It reminds me of my same experience when my Rover 218 turbo diesel was a company car and the lease company garage kept replacing discs. It finally appeared that the cause was cheap brake pads that caused immense heat build up.
• K11 Micra -- Handbrake warning light 5 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  The "handbrake warning" light often comes on in mid journey. [Exclamation mark in a red circle.] Just driving over a pothole can make it come on -- or when I brake at the bottom of a steep hill 1 mile after starting up in the morning. * Seems to be worse on cold mornings -- maybe the sensor behind the handbrake arm? * Brake fluid is Maximum; brakes seem OK.
• New brake pads 15 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  Although I drive the car fast, I'm reasonably gentle on my brakes...and I don't do track days or suchlike.
• Brake servo overhaul. 9 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Has anyone tried overhauling a brake servo from the 70/80s? I know for more modern cars you get a new/exchange one but I've come across a site that does kits for servos on modern classics. My Land Rover braking system was updated some years ago with a Series III set-up, including a servo like you might find in the last of the Series IIIs.
• Brake dust 15 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  Brakes work perfectly otherwise. If it goes on like this pads will surely wear down very quickly. Driving is mostly stop and start town, thought it might be this but at the weekend did a longish open road run.
• Fiat Punto Brakes Failure 29 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  Then when I eventually managed to stop with the aid of the handbrake I was able to just pull the footbrake back. It returned to the normal working position with the brakes just as good as they were before the failure as if nothing untoward had happened! Fiat say they found no problem with the braking system, but have replaced the Master Cylinder as a 'precautionary measure'???!
• Not Any of Mine - Titanium Brake Nipples? 12 Feb 2025 (Forum)
  I've just been told that through all my years of banger bodging I should have been using " Proper stainless or titanium brake bleeders"  (shame on me seemed to be implied) You ave to larf. Well, I do You get a different class of toff (and t***) on boatie forums
• Fiesta mk4 - Expected costs of repairs - coilsprings and brake 16 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  If I had to replace offside and nearside coil springs and front brake discs (also both), how much would I expect my local garage to quote me?   Also, how long would it take to complete the job and would repairing these items affect other parts?   Thanks for any advice.
• Honda Civic hatchback - Rear brake noise? 4 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  For the next couple of miles of driving the noise disappeared but then returned, albeit less noisy. We had the rear brake pads changed about 500 miles ago (Honda parts).  Any help / thoughts will be gratefully received.  
• Toyota Corolla - Brake imbalance 27 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  Hi folks, my MOT time is approaching and at the last MOT I had an advisory stating that the brake imbalance ? was just within limits and would need repair or adjustment. I have no idea what form of repair or adjustment would be required. Can any of you guys advise what a garage would do to fix this on 2003 Toyota Corolla.
• Any - Brake Fluid testers 5 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  Anyone got any experience in using brake fluid testers.  Dealer says fluid needs changing every 2 years as per manufacturer, but surely would it be better to test it and decide based on result if it needs changing. seen a Laser one for about £20.
• ? - Brake light cover I.D. 12 May 2015 (Forum)
  Hello learned people. I was hoping somebody could help me ID what model of car this brake light is from? http://s610.photobucket.com/user/gesshoo1/media/20150510_124120_zpsmswlki8x.jpg.html Unfortunately they crashed into my parked car overnight and didn’t leave their details, so I’m hoping to track them down if possible.
• Mercedes-Benz E-Class W211 - Replacing rear brake lamp 25 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  I consider myself, with senior years, to have a good basic knowledge of dealing with replacing general parts on the various cars that I've owned. But I confess I'm 'stumped'. Can someone explain how you replace the rear brake bulb on a 2002 Mercedes E270 CDI.
• vauxhall vectra 2.2dti sri 04 deisel - rear brake light not working 3 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  my rear nearside brake light is not working, i have tried changing bulbs but still same, swopped bulbs from offside and still same, i then changed bulb holder today and still same problem, anybody know what it could be.
• daewoo kalos 2004 - brakes not operating equally 19 May 2014 (Forum)
  the brakes are not even and when coming to a stop the abs seems to cut in  ns front is more powerful than the os front and tries to lock up in the wet, the ns rear is constantly binding very slightly, os rear is fine, either can the handbrake be adjusted for each rear wheel or can the shoes be altered/adjusted easily?