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• Citroen Xantia HDi brake pad wear 10 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  My Citroen Xantia HDi 110 bhp estate was bought in November 1999. At the first service I was told that the front brake pads would need replacing in 4000 miles - I had done 8300. I had the pads replaced at the service to save taking the car back later. At 14000 miles this week, the brake pad replacement light has come on, so it would appear I need another set of pads!
• Scary Moment 4 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  Any advice or clues? Coming home from work this morning, as I approached a set of lights under braking I passed over a ridge in the road - it has always been there - probably as the brakes had just started to bite. Travelling no more than 25 - 30 and slowing, the whole car bounced and as it settled back down I had the impression the brakes had failed.
• Audi A3/S3 brake problem 23 Jan 2001 (Forum)
  HJ I have recently bought an Audi S3 and recently had a fright when after driving on medium wet roads, the brakes failed to work at the next junction. I know to operate the brake (left footed if necessary) to clear the discs after a flood, but the latest models of A3 and S3 seem to suffer from the discs collecting water worse than any of the cars I have driven in the last 10 years.
• MOT / headlamps / brakes / con-men 28 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  The MOT sheet shows failure on parking brake performance. Had shoe and cylinder renewal been necessary, then surely it would have failed on service brake performance also? Is my logic correct that if it passes on service brake but fails on parking brake, then the problem lies in the parking brake actuation mechanism and not in the brake itself?
• Toyota Verso - service enquiry 5 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  If its only brake fluid I  think any local garage could do it  for less quote if I would provide proper fluid like I did recently  with spark plugs and brake pads. Is it  real need to replace brake fluid now, with brake discs by the way(heavily lipped) or just can wait another 5000 miles to save money for another full toyota service ?
• Help C5 brake pads gone wrong 27 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Hello I have just changed my front brake pads on my 2003 citroen C5. Everything seemed to go OK wound the caliper pistons back in Near side clockwise Offside anti clock wise no problems I gad some brake fluid come up out of the resevoir as I wound the pistons in but thought no problem that is normal.
• Mixing/changing Brake fluid 26 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  I have a '30s car fitted with pre-war hydraulic brakes (originally from a Triumph Gloria). The restorer of the car (pre my ownership) used silicon brake fluid, which is a pain - its very expensive and not easy to find when you need it. I asked around - including a couple of manufacturers - and was assured that modern DOT4 fluids are compatible with silicon, so I used some (months ago).
• Mercedes-Benz EQE - Emergency Brakes Applied - without warning 16 Nov 2024 (Forum)
  Driving on a A class road approx 55mph. Warning on display “Emergency Brakes Being Applied” then Emergency Brakes applied, air bags exploded and came to a halt. Luckily no other vehicle around. No serious injuries apart from a sore head hitting the steering wheel. All this for no reason just happened with nothing around etc.
• Volvo c30 - Screenwash in brake fluid 25 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  Obviously brakes are something that shouldn’t be messed with, so want to make sure I’ve done it right. Cheers.   
• Peugeot 307 - Rear brake disk hot/smelly 25 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Any suggestions? The smell could be the brake pads although it has a rubber/plastic smell. Thanks
• Ford Focus hatchback, Mk 1 - Brake disc and pad changing 14 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  The  Haynes manual for the Focus Mk 1 advises that when changing pads, you should clamp the brake hose and open a bleed nipple when pushing back the caliper piston  rather than simply opening up the reservoir cap and letting the pressure go that way. This is apparently because with the latter method, there's a chance that the master cylinder seals would reverse and you would lose braking.
• Toyota Corolla - abs always activates at slow speed even in the dry 20 May 2012 (Forum)
  The braking effect still seems to be effective and not diminished Many thanks
• Mercedes ML270 - bas ets abs epc 7 brake warning lights illuminated 1 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Any idea why the above lights keep coming on every now and again and go out when I pull off? My local indie MB man just wants to change the brake switch all the time. I have noticed also that when this occurs in traffic that the brake travel seems to go further under my foot and every now and again there is a graunching noise when I pull off.
• Suzuki Swift - Checking rear drum brakes 29 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  Rear drum brakes: Why have manufacturers changed the design from separate drums to the combined hub and drum layout? A simple job of checking the rear brakes on my Suzuki Swift involves removing a very tight centre nut, hub pullers,  a torque wrench, and replacing the locking nut (as it cannot be re-used)  at  £ 6.50  a time.
• mg zr 160 1.8 - noisy braking 28 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  hi again poeple, my car is making a loud huming noise from the front  on braking,it has groved discs but only started making this noise about 2 weeks ago,i checked the pads and there looked abit low (about 3 to 5mm) left on them so i replaced the front pads but car is still making this noise on braking,almost like a grinding sound,could this be the bearing i know ther make a noise when driving but never known to sound bad on braking.thanks for any advise.lee
• mazda mx5 - compensation/ faulty brakes 6 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  i bought a secondhand mazda approved mx5 in jan, in june i had an accident which was deemed my fault the paid for the repair, when it came back it was due for an MOT. The car failed due to worn pads and a 40% imbalance in the front brakes. I think contributed to my accident. When i looked through the paper work i noticed on the check list that the only item not to have been checked off were the brakes. Could someone please let me know were i stand in all of this please.
• Citroen AX (1987 -1997) - 1996 954 - Brake repair 31 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  I am repairing the brakes on my sons Citroen AX Dimention. How do i remove the pins which secure the brake pads in? I have coated them with WD40 and left overnight. Also i have tried to heat up the pins, although had to stop when the rubber boot around the Caliper piston caught fire.
• DIY reconditioning of corroded brake disc. 5 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  One of the rear brake discs of my car has a long-standing 6 mm wide band of heavy corrosion at the outer diameter of the braking surface. The car has never failed an MOT but I'd like to get rid of the corrosion if possible.
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1999 1.6 Knocking noise and vibration when braking 26 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, I wonder if anyone could help me. I have a fairly loud knocking noise when I am braking. It's coming from the passenger side front wheel and feeds into the steering which wobbles along with the knocking noise. It's now started to affect the steering even when I'm not braking too. Any ideas what it could be, and perhaps more importantly, how much it might cost me!?
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1996 1.3 How can I test brake warning light? 1 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  My brake warning lamp does not seem to work. The handbrake light works so it is not the bulb. My dads also has the same problem. If I remove the brake fluid cap the light should come on shouldn't it? What do I need to short on the connector to test if it is the cap?