When you start it on a cold morning do you hear a slight squeal? that a lasts for about a mile or less and then it’s all quiet?
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When you start it on a cold morning do you hear a slight squeal? that a lasts for about a mile or less and then it’s all quiet?
Decent pads on good standard discs will be fine for a one or two mile sprint. You won't get enough heat into them to get competition pads working properly, then you will get glaze.
Cheers
PD
Well guys i gave the car a good wash shoulda seen the stuff coming out the hubcaps and wheels lol. Was ok after that for a good 30 miles then started again this time at low speeds and went after about another mile or so. Aint happened again as yet but i took it to the garage and have to go back first thing in the morning. Even the mechanic said it shouldnt be the discs as he said the pads would have smoothed over the scoring on the discs when he put em on months back. Maybe its the scoring thats coming off making the screeching sound what ya think? although the pedal has sunk a little like i said before and has a softer feel to it when i apply the brakes
just get an 8mm spanner,bit of tube to fit over the nipple,a jar and some new brake fluid.....and a spare person.
Bleeding the brakes will do nothing but good things(unless you shear a nipple off) you'll have nice new fluid and you can tick it off the list for causes of the soft pedal.
I bled mine yesterday,took half an hour
Bleeding the brakes will do nothing but good things(unless you shear a nipple off) you'll have nice new fluid and you can tick it off the list for causes of the soft pedal.
I bled mine yesterday,took half an hour
Yeah ill ask them to do that tomorrow. Hopefully its just something stupid like a stone stuck or needing grease on the back of the pads surely the pads cant be gone already i heard they can last 20k miles or so? How much from a garage for the brake bleeding? pounds or euro dont matter pounds will give me a rough guide in euro. Also if i need new pads discs and the brakes bled how much all in all including labour?
the first reply to this thread said check the pads have copper grease. theres a good chance this is your probblem. just whip a wheel off and have a look. it will take 10mins and cost nothing! (or couple of quid for a tube of grease that will last forever)
lol we have a pot of copper grease thats older then me and its like 3quaters full! on the other hand we go through lithium grease like a mad! but you can use that on anything other then copper grease which is really only used for the odd things.
I will ask them that tomorrow at the garage i cant honestly think what it is but when it happens so its so annoying its like a squeak/grind. But yeah if i need the new pads discs and the brakes bled how much roughly including labour? going to ask them to bleed the brakes anyway
Eh, what indicator would that be then?
Why don't you take the wheels off yourself and have a look?
Cheers
PD
this has been 5 pages of people responding tell you the same thing over and over again, let me conclude:
1) Take pads off put some copper grease on the back
2) Bleed the brakes
3) change the disc
Why do you ask here what is wrong on the forum, then insist of asking the garage what is wrong? Just tell the garage to do the list in the above order.
1) takes 10 mins
2) takes 30 mins
3) takes 30 mins
So depending on how much the garage will charge you, if you don't have the basic tools to do it yourself
Ming
1) Take pads off put some copper grease on the back
2) Bleed the brakes
3) change the disc
Why do you ask here what is wrong on the forum, then insist of asking the garage what is wrong? Just tell the garage to do the list in the above order.
1) takes 10 mins
2) takes 30 mins
3) takes 30 mins
So depending on how much the garage will charge you, if you don't have the basic tools to do it yourself
Ming
The grinding sound being the metal backing coming thru telling me to change them. Ah im not that technical mate for a start i know i would balls it up so i always let the garage do it just hope its not to expensive before christmas
As the man says. There are a (very) few pad/disk combinations that will squeal when cold anyway, but all this junk about indicators makes me very suspicious. Generally the first indication of squealing is when the backing plates hit the disk, at which point it'll be new disk time. Pad and disk changes on these cars are both jobs anyone can do and both very cheap.
He had his pads changed a month ago, and only done 7000miles, is that not a bit too quick for the pads worn ?
Was actually a few months back now just seemed like only a month ago but was actually in early september they were changed. Yeah the pad indicators which tell you they are worn to the metal backing. Anyhoo i said if the discs are worn change the discs too
Where did you go Kwik Fit brake centre? or as i like to call them Kwik S h i t
my thoughts exactly! ive done HELL of a lot in my cento and the pads have LOADS of life left after a year.
As said if the metal backing toutched the disc its new disc time.
the mechanic is a nob if he thinks that the pads will wear the scoring from the disc.
Way too soon -- which makes me suspicious that there may be an underlying problem, possibly the garage................
id like to take a look at this guys brakes.
