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• brake discs on 206 cc 9 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  My g/f drove home with a 'funny noise' coming from the brakes. In the morning I had a look ad driver side...disc worn but drivable to garege (I thought) till I looked at passenger side. The disc is the twin vented type and one half has completely sheared off.
• gap between brake and gas pedal 25 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  However, now that I'm driving it for longer periods, I noticed something potentially unsafe!!!!!!! It's and auto, and when I press the brake pedal, the edge of my shoe sometimes is almost touching the left edge of the gas pedal. I must have driven 100 different automatics from small cars to luxury cars, and it's never been a problem.
• Ammo's VR6 Question - lets try again 31 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Ammo's probably just pleased with his new car and wants help. Right - Ammo is concerned about his traction control or loss of braking control. My first thoughts are braking pressures on each wheel and make sure the ABS is not disconnected. Mine was on the Xantia and the light didn't show up. Ammo, get yourself down to ATS, I think they still do a free brake check, and ask them to check out the braking distribution on each wheel and compare it to what it should be.
• Bus question for the legal eagles 6 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  The foundation brakes were fine, but you always had to be aware that you were braking without a retarder as it requires extra effort. My question is - what would be the consequences to me personally if I had an accident and it was found out that I was driving a bus that I knew had a faulty retarder?
• Brake Fluid - "Pumpin' or Blowin'"? 3 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Folks, I see from another thred that opinions are divided on the method of changing brake fluid. I am struggling to understand how simply topping up and pumping (with care with the pedal) would cause the brakes to subsequently be soft. Surely one stream of fluid is simply following another if the reservoir is kept topped up?
• technical question - unwanted steering 24 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  hello i have a problem with my car that when i brake the car trys to steer to the left, and it is a bit of a problem, especially on the motorway as it can catch you off guard. the car doesn't have abs or any fancy brake equipment, just a diagonally split system with discs and drums.
• Vauxhall Astra - New Brake Pads/ Discs 7 Feb 2024 (Forum)
  Any advice from anyone with any car/ mechanical knowledge would be a great help here. My wife took her car to a local garage for an MOT. It failed on a tyre and I quote - “service brake fluctuating front”. So two reasons. She queried what that would be to fix this and they stated they didn’t know until they investigated this. They would need to re- test the car to get it through its MOT and look at the brake fault then.
• Brake Pedal Creep on Vauxhalls 21 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Nor can I imagine why anyone would design a system to do that! On the other hand, it seems that thousands of brand new Vauxhalls are being sold with brake pedals that sink "to the floor" within seconds, and NO ONE SEEMS TO NOTICE! This is the most bizarre problem I have come across in 48 years driving" I refuse to believe that anyone in his right mind would design a brake system to do this - quite apart from the safety and lack of confidence aspects, how can drivers control braking properly if the pedal keeps moving down - and what happens in a high speed stop, when the pedal hits the end of travel - inevitably taking some of the availble foot pressure - before the car stops?
• Ford Ka - Putting noise 17 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  I am getting a putting noise from the rear left side when braking.  The car has just passed the mot and nothing was mentioned although I suspect the exhaust is on it's way out.  Could the noise be from the exhaust or is it likely to be from the brakes?
• Escort Estate 2000 - Brake System Warning Light 17 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  This warning light glows slightly all the time-works correctly on handbrake/low fluid-obviously a minor short somewhere in the loom but how to find it-pulled/pushed...
• BMW 320D 2004 - Problem with teves mk60 6 May 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, I am aware with the brake pressure sensor with the teves mk60, but I have two external brake pressure sensors. So my question is can I just replace the external sensor or there is another internal sensor which breaks?
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 2005, 3rd Brake Light stopped working 1.4 TDCi 1 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  Anyone know what would cause the tailgate stop light to stop working, all the led's are out. The main stop lights are ok, as is their fuse.
• Ford Galaxy (1995 - 2006) - EBC Brakes 30 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Looking to source a new set of front pads and discs for our Galaxy. I seem to have a choice of Ford/Motorcraft, Mintex or EBC. I've heard of EBC but...
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2004 2.0tdci Front brakes 20 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  My front discs and pads are due change soon, are there any that are better than others, I remember someone recommending some exotic brand as being superb...
• Anti-lock braking in ice and snow. Who likes it? 21 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  I haven't had a car with ABS before. Now I have, and have experimented a little in Winter conditions. I don't like it. I wish I could switch it off. Do...
• VW Passat Brakes 2 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Bought new rear pads for my Passat (54 Plate). Was trying to change them but could not get the pistons to go back. I think I will need a tool to do this....
• MOT brake question 21 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  My Corolla needs an MOT shortly, and the front Pads are worn, and the discs have some corrosion - how can I tell if they are worn enough to fail an MOT...
• If you could make a camera.... 22 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  What would it be for? Kids in back without seatbelt. Broken brake light camera. and my favourite: Dodgy brake and tyre cam. This weeks Autoexpress has an interview with an ex traffic cop (now on regular duties) as gatsos now do all traffic work. Ben
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  EAT6 gearbox - do I use neutral when stopped at traffic lights? 1 Nov 2022 (Ask HJ)
  Just bought a 2019 C4 cactus 1.2 petrol with the EAT6 automatic box, our first automatic. I believe it’s actually a manual with an automatic clutch really....
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  Where can I find brake disc parts for my Mitsubishi Colt - can you help? 24 Sep 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Mitsubishi Colt GLX Mk2 and I can’t seem to find replacement rear brake disc splash/backplates as mine are rusted through. Are there compatible...