General 4x4 squealing rear brakes
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General 4x4 squealing rear brakes
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There's quite a lip there. The braking surface looks smooth though. Just milling the lip off might be enough, all you'd be worried about then is the thickness.
Rear discs do wear as a normal part of their workload. The question remains, is this normal wear for this car?
Rear discs do wear as a normal part of their workload. The question remains, is this normal wear for this car?
Mine look the same. I think this is typical of rear disks. They don't wear away the corrosion as they dont apply anywhere near as hard as the front ones.
If you did want to change them, I just did a check on euro car parts. the have rear disks from £7.79 each, £13.99 for Brembo, and £14.99 for Bosch.
Don't pay the dealer prices.
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Took car in... drums were fine and didn't need replacing... the pads were a bit heat damaged and we agreed it was probably caused by a sticking hand brake (ie back in August when it was squealing)... and probably needed replacing but the car wasn't anywhere near dangerous....total cost under £80 much better than the £260 quote from the Dealers!
babbo_umbro
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Drums?
Fiat Customer Services have agreed to do mine but the parts are hard to come by so are on back order......
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I might have an update on the issue:
Today after starting the car, releasing the handbrake, and putting it in reverse, the damn thing wouldn't budge. The rear brakes were practically stuck. It was as if hill holder wasn't releasing. A firm yank of the handbrake and the releasing it again solved it, but it still took a fair bit of throttle to move back and for the rear calipers to release. This brings me to think the underlying issue is with either the handbrake cable or the hill holder system. I'm still waiting on the caliper dampers (been a while now) so I'm not sure when I'll discuss this with the dealer, but if anyone has a 4x4/Cross out of warranty and is willing to poke around, I have a feeling this is the root of the issue.
Today after starting the car, releasing the handbrake, and putting it in reverse, the damn thing wouldn't budge. The rear brakes were practically stuck. It was as if hill holder wasn't releasing. A firm yank of the handbrake and the releasing it again solved it, but it still took a fair bit of throttle to move back and for the rear calipers to release. This brings me to think the underlying issue is with either the handbrake cable or the hill holder system. I'm still waiting on the caliper dampers (been a while now) so I'm not sure when I'll discuss this with the dealer, but if anyone has a 4x4/Cross out of warranty and is willing to poke around, I have a feeling this is the root of the issue.
Parts located & being shipped to my dealer.
It's only mildly annoying but if there is a fix, I want it
It's only mildly annoying but if there is a fix, I want it
Parts located & being shipped to my dealer.
It's only mildly annoying but if there is a fix, I want it
Ace! Maybe mine too then?
babbo_umbro
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I mentioned this to my dealer - Vospers in Exeter - when booking my 4x4 TA in for its 3-year/36,000-mile service and they say they'll on;y apply the fix if there's a clear problem - I can't honestly say I've had an issue so mine will pass the 3-year mark without the mods.
Had my bits fitted today
Literally a 10 minute job so full marks to J & J Motors near Bridgend
Literally a 10 minute job so full marks to J & J Motors near Bridgend
Better picture here (the shiny round bit). These are £100 each!!
gar074
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Still can't understand why this doesn't affect all Pandas of that generation. Mine shows no sign of a squeal in reverse. Maybe it's because my wheel-arches and associated running gear are usually caked in good ol' Suffolk farm-yard mud?!
Pleased to say that the fix is 100% successful
MikeySkiBoy
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FIAT don't seem to have addressed this issue in later models at all. My brand new 4x4 MTJ (95BHP) also has this handy audible low speed "brakes are ready" alert feature. The great thing is that the audible alert works when going forwards and backwards, which is really ace!
I was hoping that it would ease off after a bit of a run in, but 500 miles on it actually seems to be getting worse. Armed with the nuggets of info in this thread, I'll get back to the dealer and see what they are going to do about things.
Ta.
I was hoping that it would ease off after a bit of a run in, but 500 miles on it actually seems to be getting worse. Armed with the nuggets of info in this thread, I'll get back to the dealer and see what they are going to do about things.
Ta.
Same here.....
The fix has 100% cured mine. Really pleased. Less so with the process to get it done!
