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• Ford Escort brakes/suspension 14 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Following all the problems I have been having with my polo being set on fire (incidentally, I took it back at the weekend and asked for it to be fixed), I went out and bought a '98 Ford Escort to get me to work and back every day. After a few days, there was a severe vibration on braking and a slight constant vibration through the steering wheel. I had the front discs replaced and this cured the vibration on braking. But the steering wheel still vibrates slightly all the time. I have noticed at low speeds that there is a slight grating noise coming from one of the front wheels as if the brake pads were touching on the discs with every complete revolution of the wheels.
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  How long should brake discs last? 20 Feb 2025 (Ask HJ)
  I recently had my 5 year old Kia Sportage AWD serviced and MoTd and athough it passed I was told that the brake discs were pitted or scored and would have...
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  Are worn brake discs an MoT failure? 8 Aug 2023 (Ask HJ)
  My car passed an MoT in early June this year. Six weeks later a main dealership inspected it (as part of service) and told me the front 2 brake discs were...
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  Why won't the brakes on my Morris Minor work? 19 Feb 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 1970 Morris Minor truck. I have fitted a new master cylinder and renewed all of the brake lines. When I pump brakes I have nothing, I have rebuilt...
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  Sticky situation 30 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Last Monday my husband washed the car and then put it into the garage. He did not use it again until Friday. When he tried to back it out of the garage...
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  As a manual driver for 52 years, I am struggling to learn to left-foot brake when driving an automatic. 13 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  While your advice to use both feet may be perfectly sensible for many drivers, for someone like me, 70 years old, an owner and driver of cars - mostly...
• Nissan Primera III - Can a wheel bearing only make a noise under braking? 21 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  The suspension parts seem fine, and some were replaced with no difference. Other than the caliper, I can't see what could be wrong with the brakes. Can't see it being anything to do with the CV joint, the wheel/tyre (tyre replaced and rotated since) or the steering. It could I guess be that bearing -- but can this manifest itself as an issue only under braking?
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  Disc fever 23 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  After its last service at our local Honda dealer, my wife was told her November 2004 Jazz (37,000 miles) needed new rear pads and discs, pads through wear...
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  Brake back mountain 21 Mar 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a new model Audi A4 2.7TDI auto, which I bought new last April. I have had automatics for over 30 years, and when taking your foot of the throttle...
• How to drive an autobox 15 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Tried to email this to HJ direct from his on-line Telegraph column this week, but the system confused my computer. Answering one guy, HJ once again insisted that left-foot braking is best when driving an automatic because, as I understood it, autos cover more ground during an emergency stop situation as the drive is not disconnected instantly and a left foot straight on the brake is faster than moving the right foot from the accelerator to the brake.
• Nissan Almera - Almera MOT Brake trouble!! 7 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  The brake fluid level was on the min level. So I put into the sat nav the nearest petrol station, which was 1.5 miles away. I drove very carefully to the petrol station and bought 1l of brake fluid at £7!!
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  Total de-feet 14 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  You seem to be stressing the use of left foot braking whilst manoeuvring only, where I can see your point if you have to use the accelerator. However,...
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  Why has the brake booster failed in my wife's brand new Audi TT? 30 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My wife recently purchased a brand new Audi TT 2.0TFSI Coupe. After just 800 miles, a constant hissing noise developed from around the brake pedal. We...
• Dacia Sandero - servicing rear drum brakes on my Dacia Sandero 29 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  What is the tightening torque of the centre retaining nut?
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  Volkswagen vans get automatic braking as standard 31 May 2017 (News)
  
• brake caliper fiesta 8 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  is it an allen bolt that holds the caliper together under those plastic caps if so what size are they thanks? fiesta mk3 (need to change pads)
• Warranty and Brakes 11 Feb 2024 (Forum)
  My car is still under its manufacturer's warranty and I need the brake pads replacing on the front and possibly rear.  I am pretty reluctant to pay inflated dealer prices but have read conflicting statements as to whether using non-OEM pads (for example) would invalidate the manufacturer's warranty.
• BMW 3 Series - Handbrake light stays on? 16 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  My BMW 320d handbrake light stays on even when the handbrake is down. The dashboard says 'braking system drive moderately' with the handbrake sign next to it, the brake pads need doing & it says that on the vehicle status so not sure if the dashboard message has anything to do with that? It did recently have an MOT done with one of the advisories being 'parking brake travel getting high'.
• Automatic Ford Galaxy Zetec diesel 2014 - Exorbitant price for replacement foot brake rubber 22 Oct 2022 (Forum)
  Ford quoted me £37 just to supply replacement cover pad on my foot brake & I can't find a cheaper equivalent on Ebay or Amazon that will fit. Measurements of pedal are approx. 11cms. wide at top tapering to c. 8cms. at bottom. Length is c. 7cms. Anyone able to help?
• Dodge Challenger 2015 - What brakes do I need to replace? 1 May 2021 (Forum)
  Recently took car in for recall, and they gave me this piece of paper: https://i.imgur.com/eSntAEF.jpg I'm a complete i****, can someone tell me:  - What brake discs I should replace  - What bake pads I should replace Guessing all of them?  Just want to know what to instruct garage to do.