Problem when braking

MaccaIRL · Post by **MaccaIRL** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 8:56 pm

ek9sid wrote:Did you change the rear pads and discs?

I didnt no, i thought its not worth it yet as most of braking is done through the front

hondansxr · Post by **hondansxr** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 10:30 am

just for fun check your track rod ends see if they wobble or are tight when you try to turn them

MaccaIRL · Post by **MaccaIRL** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 10:45 am

hondansxr wrote:just for fun check your track rod ends see if they wobble or are tight when you try to turn them

Got an mot check and it passed the mot

Wouldnt that be flagged up?

But i will do anyways haha

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 11:13 am

Check the caliper slider pins are fully free on both front brakes.

Post by **ek9sid** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 11:27 am

Personally I'd do the rears as well...but that's just me

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 12:18 pm

By all means, but in terms inducing juddering through the car, the rear won't do a lot. You tend to hear problems with the rear brakes on a lude more IME

Post by **ek9sid** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 12:25 pm

wurlycorner wrote:By all means, but in terms inducing juddering through the car, the rear won't do a lot. You tend to hear problems with the rear brakes on a lude more IME

Fair enough. Having not had much experience with ludes I didn't know this...which is why I'm here (to learn).

Going back to whether or not the track rod ends...my local mot centre passed my vectra with 2 leaking shocks and several crumbling bushes so they could have missed the track rod ends on yours.

Now you come to mention it wurly (I replied before reading your reply) I did read that the slider pins do seize up quite often...

Post by **Merlin** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 1:17 pm

Yeah the slider pins seize often.

It could very easily be the rears giving you the problem, as said already.

MaccaIRL · Post by **MaccaIRL** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 1:27 pm

Hmmm ok

The fronts were fully greased and serviced and what not by my mechanic so hopefully theyre ok

Rears do look very rusted and iffy but do still brake well

hondaman · Post by **hondaman** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 1:52 pm

MaccaIRL wrote:
hondaman wrote:If it is warped discs the pedal will pulse when you apply the brakes if you just chaged the pads this won't stop the discs being warped , you'll need new discs as well.
Pads and discs changed on front

And no its just randomly, in traffic at 10mph get it sometimes, at 70mph on motorway i get it sometimes

Only difference / change at all is at higher speeds the bumps or whatever get more rapid... at 10mph you feel like youre in a learner car and they cant use the clutch lol

Its not as bad as it was now i have the warped discs and stuff replaced but its still there

As i said, flew through mot even with this happening so braking efficiency and all is passable

Will check to see if i have the mot slips and post the brake efficiency here

Just a few thoughts which might help..

When you fitted the new dics/pads did you clean then properly with something like brake clean and the mating surface to the hub, it might be the pads trying to grip uncleaned discs ?

Are the pads central in the caliper ? and griping fully to the discs, did you apply copper grease to the pads where they slide in the caliper pads might be sticking ?

Is the pedal solid or does it go down a long way before the brakes apply ?

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