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• Brake Fade. 3 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Reading a nine year old copy of Autocar earlier this evening (in the bath!) and was intrigued by a comparison test between a standard Jaguar XK8 and a XKR SVO. The road-tester kept mentioning how the standard car suffererd terribly from brake fade whereas the XKR with it's larger Brembo brakes did
• Scenic II brakes 28 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Apologies for all the queries on my car but going in for service on friday and want to get anything done that I should. I don't drive the car often, usually SWMBO drives it. However I have been driving it this week purely to check if there is any issues. I have noticed that the brakes are very
• Peugeot 306 brakes 20 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  I have put a full gti6 brake setup on my 306td. It has new flexi's, new master cylinder etc. Anyway when the engine is off the brakes are pretty much solid as you ould expect but as soon as the engine is running the brake pedal travels almost to the floor. I have bled it several times using
• Nissan Almera Judder on hard braking 21 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Having now got the Almera back, I noticed that the brakes judder when fairly hard braking is applied. I'm not talking emergency stop here but simple harsher than normal braking can cause this. Wifey noticed this in the car before she picked an arguement with a wall in it. The car has been services
• 406 Coupe V6 brake squeal 2 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  The brakes on my 406 Coupe V6 squeal like a piggie. I have used the spray which works for a short while byt then it comes back. The brakes in question are Brembo (though I?m not sure this makes a difference). Anyway, I?m going to have to change them soon anyway so my questions are: Is it worth
• Astra Belmont f reg brake light problem 18 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  sorry for asking for help on my first post , but i really need the help. i've got an F reg Astra Belmont 1.8 GLSi. both of my brake lights do not come on at all when i press the brake pedal. i've changed the bulbs , checked the fuses and replaced the brake pedal switch. the 2 cables that come
• cavalier brakes 19 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  I recently had a rear brake cylinder seal go & so i replaced both rear cylinders & shoes. About a week later the ABS warning light came on so i thought i would replace the front disks too. This hasnt cured the problem, & now ive discovered i have no rear brake lights at all! Ive checked the fuses
• Defective brake fluid could put motorists at risk 21 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motoring/how-defective-brake-fluid-could-put-uk-motorists-risk
• BMW 118d M-Sport - Location of brake fluid reservoir 20 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  Can anyone tell me where to find the brake fluid reservoir on a BMW 118d. Thanks  
• 56 plate cooper s convertable - rear brakes 12 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  rear brake discs and pads fitted, but they  squeak , any idea's, i have been told to champer the edges
• FIAT Stilo (2002 - 2007) - 04 1.4 rear brake pads 24 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  rear brake pads how do you get the piston to go back
• Mintex brake pads 5 May 2001 (Forum)
  Can anybody tell me where I can purchase Mintex brake pads, (my preferred brand from past experience), in the north/east London area?
• Brake problem. any thoughts wlecome.... 10 May 2003 (Forum)
  Hi again. A question on brakes please. I acquired my third AX !!!(soon my front drive will turn into a Citroen memorabilia fair with bits of AX hanging everywhere). I got the said the car for 50 quid and its almost perfect. Done 70k, and the owner had to get rid of it as he bought a new car
• Ford Focus Zetec X reg brake issues - Ford Focus Brake Issues 17 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  Did post up here a little while ago but wasn't that clear and didnt get a lot of help. I have just had new Discs and Pads fitted to my focus about 1000 miles ago now. After having the new hardward i noted that when I apply the brakes there is a single knock. coming
• Help! Honda Brake Caliper 10 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  It's the rear brake calipers which have disc brakes. It's a single piston and is the type that you have to press and turn clockwise,(best done with a special tool) to retract the piston if you want to fit new pads. The problem is I had to fit a new one some time ago. Does anyone know if it's
• mk1 citroen grand picasso c4 - electric parking brake 7 Nov 2023 (Forum)
  can anyone help please. I amtrying to find out how to engage and also disengage the electric parking brake on this car i have owned it about a year and it used to come on and off automatically but has stopped and there is a warining symbol on the dash saying park brake off ? any
• Ford Mondeo Estate - Juddering steering when braking at 35 mph 30 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  I had my front anti roll bar drop links replaced recently. The following day I noticed when braking the steering vibrated but only between 35 & 30 mph. The car was MOTed on Saturday and the brakes were fine. Any ideas what could be the issue?
• 1995 Peugeot 306 XR - Help! My Car is leaking brake fluid! 6 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  Help! my little peugeot is leaking brake fluid like crazy! I cannot seem to find where it is leaking from. It doesn't leak when it is stationary, only when I apply pressure to the brake. My handbrake is holding perfectly fine also..   Please Help!
• Mazda 6 - BRAKE JUDDER 6 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  Hi, I have experienced some judder through the steering wheel in recent weeks under braking, most noticably when braking from higher speeds. I saw another thread published by D M Johnson on the 18th July 2015 complaining of a similar problem. Would you have any fresh thoughts on what
• Vauxhall Corsa D 2012 - I slammed on the brakes to a complete stop due to 5 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  I was coming up to a set of traffic lights between 20-30mph and there was a traffic camera. I wasn't close to the line nor far behind and when it changed I slammed on the brakes hard