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• French put the brake on classic car parts 15 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  David PS The OE asbestos pads were a doddle to fit, work extremely well and don't throw out much brake dust (well. they wouldn't from a Visa 10e). On my wife's Prelude with pattern pads from Halfords (make forgotten), the alloys are covered in brake dust at the front. Likewise, the 900 when I was running it.
• Electric handbrakes 13 Jun 2024 (Forum)
    But considered in isolation, and compared purely with the conventional cable handbrake often operating on rear drum brakes, can the driver control the force with which the brake is applied, or does the ECU decide ?
• Skoda Fabia - Strange Grinding and Knocking noise 23 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  When i am slowing down and lighty press the brake pedal i was hearing a grinding noise at first but know its started to make a knocking noise. It only happens when at around 10MPH. The front brakes and pads have been recently changed. Anyone any ideas?
• Avensis brake discs 16 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  Hi all, I just had my 60 plate avensis tourer in for its 40k service. All good except it needs new pads back and front, however it also needs new discs...
• Vauxhall Corsa - anyone know about brakes 2 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  i put new rear drum cylinders on my corsa and then i bleed the blakes three times and the pedal is still to the floor and i need the car for as soon as...
• Proton Persona (1993 - 2000) - 1998 1.8 handbrake: caliper maintainence 27 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Hi Can anybody tell me how to go about overhauling the rear brake calipers, the foot brakes work fine but the handbrake is inefficient, new pads were put on the car 2 months ago. any help appreciated, Eamo.
• Volkswagen Polo III (1994 - 1999) - 1998 1.9 Diesel Brake Servo Pump 20 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  The hose with the connection spigot is broken off - do I need a complete unit or is the top section includind the 3 bolt flange available seperately? Can...
• Fiesta violent skidding? 30 May 2007 (Forum)
  My son complained about his fiesta brakes not feeling quiet"right" I took the car for a drive ......any hard braking is causing the front near side wheel to skid violently????????? Are we talking a seized o/s caliper or something more serious?
• Copper Grease 13 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  My brakes squeak and I bought some copper grease (Texaco make) in a large 500g pot. Now the pot did not come with any instructions on how to apply the grease. Is it a case of applying the copper grease to the brake discs?
• master Cylinder - 1994 1.7TD Astra 31 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Can anybody help 17tTD 94 Astra, just had cambelt change, now brakes feel weird, sometimes they work, other times they just go hard and no braking effect, I suspect the Master Cylinder has gone, ro could it be jsut I need to bleed the system. David
• Astra 1.6 16v 1998 front brakes 20 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Mediocre request. I have got the job of doing the front discs and pads for a mate, and have lost the manual. Anyone confirm the tightening torques for...
• Polo MPI Master Cylinder 1 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  hi, I have a problem with a brake servo on a 2001 Polo MPI 1.0. The brake pedal feels as if it being 'sucked in' to the bulhead but responds ok when it is pulled back up by foot. Does it require a very expensive master cyclinder. Any tips as to how to approach this job?
• Brake Discs Solid or Vented Micra W 16 May 2005 (Forum)
  Following my question about the price of discs/pads for Micra 1L 2000, does anyone know if the discs for this car are solid or vented, I've been quoted...
• Clio indicator problem 10 May 2005 (Forum)
  Signalling left is fine but when you signal right the indicator works ok until you put your foot on the brake pedal and it stops working. Take your foot off the brake and it works again. Any ideas?
• Weird Lights - Renault Scenic 27 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  I have an S reg Renault Scenic. I've noticed recently that when the brake lights are on and I indicate left, the left brake light flashes gently lighter and dimmer in time with the indicator light. And when the side lights are on it gets worse. Lights work normally when I indicate right.
• citroen xantia brakes 12 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Trying to fit new rear pads to P reg xantia 1.8 estate. The disk runs much closer to the inside edge of the caliper, almost touching it, while there is...
• Car + Water = Distaster? 23 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Howdy all, I've just had to drive through a 2 foot 'puddle' of water. I remembered to brake whilst driving to dry the brakes out but is there anything else I should check? The car drove fine after the puddle by the way. Sounds stupid but you know me! Many thanks A Wet Adam -- Adam
• Garage won't release car 24 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Our car (Peugeot 306)has just failed its MOT. One of the points it failed on was the front brakes they say that one of the discs is cracked in two places. The garage say that they consider the car unsafe to drive and have a legal obligation to not allow it to leave until the brakes have been fixed.
• Asbestos free clutches? 4 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  The introduction of asbestos free brake linings is a commonly given as a reason why brake discs now have a significantly shorter life than before. The thought that went through my mind was, assuming that clutch linings would also now be asbestos free, what effect has this had on flywheel wear (and cost at clutch replacement time)?
• P 306 XSI 20 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Just had the "wallet botherer" serviced at the Peugeot specialist (a savage bill resulted) which included inspection for brake pad wear. Not a day went past but the orange "brake wear" light comes on on the dash (sporadically). Is this sensor prone to false/conservative readings or should I have a quiet word in the technician's shell-like?