Hi,

I have a 09 T-Jet with 14000 miles on the clock. When I brake I hear a crunching, grinding sound - are the brakes knackered?

only way to tell 100% is to check them visually after removing wheel(s)

Thanks

Wow 14k, you must be abusing it!

To be honest, they were doing it since i bought the car. The brakes are crap and i have to apply a lot of pressure - just getting progressively worse. You get what you pay for I guess!

IKE27 said:

To be honest, they were doing it since i bought the car. The brakes are crap and i have to apply a lot of pressure - just getting progressively worse. You get what you pay for I guess!

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My Brakes are excellent, always have been TBH...

I agree with Ffoxy eek as many owners have complained the brakes are too good and can they be turned down

is there disc brakes all round?

punto_matt said:

Wow 14k, you must be abusing it!

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^^ Agree with that, although I have done the same before on an old 1.25 Zetec fiesta

IKE27 said:

To be honest, they were doing it since i bought the car. The brakes are crap and i have to apply a lot of pressure - just getting progressively worse. You get what you pay for I guess!

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If you have been abusing it and the pedal has pretty much touched the floor when you have been braking, you have most probably boiled your brake fluid in the calipers, so if you do a full brake fluid change when you replace the pads then you should see much improved braking. Once brake fluid has been boiled its pretty crap to brake with

punto_matt said:

Wow 14k, you must be abusing it!

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I've done over 20,000 on a 59 plate got to love the 80 mile round trip to work.

Although that said sometimes my breaks do feel a bit strange, don't know if its the ABS kicking in is it over sensitive?