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• FIAT Panda 4x4 (2005 - ) - (2005-) Retracting Rear Brake Piston 19 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  The Panda 4x4 has rear discs and I will want to replace the pads soon. Not sure which piston retraction tool will fit this car and wonder if anyone has...
• Zafira front brakes 1 May 2007 (Forum)
  Good morning.. Thought I'd do my front discs and pads soon - couple of questions: Do you need to fit new caliper bolts / pad retaining springs? Set of...
• Toyota Yaris rear brakes locked 11 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  My daughter has a "W" reg Yaris automatic. I washed it a couple of days ago and left it on the drive. Now this morning the rear wheels are locked solid....
• Ford Focus brake light bulb replacement 2 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Can anyone tell me how to replace it, and maybe save me some time. I guess the whole light assy has to come out? How? It is a 5 dr hatchback. Thanks for...
• Fiat Uno 93 1.0i Fire 24 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Experienced problems with brakes. Symtoms synonymous with air, have changed fluid and bled but still requires extra pump to stop effectively. I understand there are problems with the rear brake adjusters on this model. Could this be contributing to the problem?
• Toyota RAV4 Rust on brake drums 4 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  This vehicle was new in February this year,so called new,makes you wonder whether it was standing in a field prior to delivery? What treatment is recommended...
• Fastfit brakes 14 Dec 2000 (Forum)
  My 74500 mile 1998 Fiat Bravo needs some new pads. It may possibly need some discs too. Is 74500 miles a reasonable mileage to replace the discs? Are...
• Daihatsu Skywing (Like G11 Charade, mostly) - Did I just buy asbestos brake shoes? 16 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  A brake lining detached from a shoe again. This has happened 3 or 4 times, suggesting that, even for the Skywing it might be worth buying brake parts from known manufacturers, IF I knew where I could get them.
• Citroen Berlingo 1.9D 54 plate - Very strange occurance - brakes/engine? 24 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  Anyway I thought I'd check the wheels for temperature and the front nearside/left wheel was noticeably hotter than the right/offside. So, the brakes must have been sticking at speed, but it is easy enough to push round 'by hand', even full of all my tools. I took it into a mechanic near the job I was working, and he said that disc was blued that side, slightly less the other and that it could be brake hose or pads not seated properly.
• Mazda 323 (1998 - 2003) - 1999 1.3 MOT fail - fix or ditch 28 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.3) Offside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.3) Nearside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.3) Nearside Rear from hose to wheel cylinder Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) Offside Rear from hose to wheel cylinder Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) Nearside Front from hose to limit valve Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) Both front to rear brake pipes badly corroded Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) Advisory Notice issued Advise slight dampness at both front shock absorbers Apart from these bits the car is good cond and a good engine, gearbox clutch etc 84000 mls and suits me for my needs.
• Peugeot 306 locked brakes 23 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  They eventually turned up 2.5 hours later - they couldn't find Asda in a town where there is only one Asda!!! LOL. He drove the car back and realised that the back passenger side brakes had locked. He took the wheel off to try and release the brake disc etc, it had pretty much ceased on. They eventually then (another 2 hours later) sent a tow truck and has dropped my car at the local garage.
• ABS fault - VW LT28 van 20 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  The ABS works as it should under heavy braking, and the warning light works normally. No fault codes are recorded after a road test. If the ABS is disabled, the brakes work normally, but without the thud. I've replaced the ABS unit, (with a known good one), bled the brakes, and adjusted the n/s/r sensor to ring clearance.
• Brake pad/caliper rust (Peugeot 306) 12 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  As a non-mechanically minded girl I happily take my car to the garage and let them get on with things. However... In January all my brake pads were replaced. In June the front left brake pads had to be replaced again as the calipers had rusted and they had worn away the brake pads. What I am wondering is whether the garage should have noticed a build up of rust back in January - surely rust can't develop from no where in just 6 months?
• Volkswagen Passat Brake problem 5 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  The car has had a thorough brake test by a local brake centre including an ABS diagnostic check and no faults were found. This is obviously an intermitent fault. I have been told that the ABS Modulator may be at fault and this would not have been apparent on the diagnostic check.
• Rusty brake discs 12 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Or should I start saving up now for some new discs? I don?t notice anything substandard about the degree of braking available, although I have not tried an emergency stop. (I realise that my questions may be seen as being similar to asking ?How long is a piece of string??!) -- L\'escargot by name, but not by nature.
• Honda Civic Brake (?) Noise 1 Jan 2001 (Forum)
  I reported this to my local Honda dealer who had the car in for a check. Work was carried out to the rear disc brakes which I believe involved removal of the brake pads for dressing and chamfering of the edges. The remedial work lasted about 10 days before the noise returned. I understood the dealer to say that there had been a directive from Honda on this problem.
• Ford fiesta 2006 - Slight disc brake rub 13 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  Is this scrape because the new pads need too bed in because they are all new? Bearing in mind they are mintex m1144 pads. Brakes feel brilliant other than that slight noise   Cheers 
• Nissan Qashqai - One overheating brake disc 31 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  After approx 5 miles on A road + 1 jn on Mway, braking was juddery enough for my wife to come home. So I had a look at the caliper expecting to find it seized or binding in some way. Disc was hot enough to turn water to steam. Left it a bit & caliper came off fine, pads came out grubby but also fine except for the groove in them chock full of dust & debris.
• Vauxhall 1.2 twinport - Brake backplates 16 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  Hello all, I am having difficulty locating front brake backplates for my Corsa, Having tried all the usual factors, I  resorted to the dealership who could only source one side and at a staggering cost of 78.50 pounds plus vat per side I declined.
• Ford Fiesta Saloon Titanium 2008 - Brake warning sign 26 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  I keep getting a warning sign showing on central information display that there is a abs brake fault when I start the car but nothing shows on the instrument panel on the dashboard. The warning goes off as quick as it takes to read and doesn't come on again, the car has been into the local Ford garage for a full check and they cannot find anything wrong.