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brakes on my bb1
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vanzep
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my brakes were shocking and i changed pads, discs, calipers and brake lines- pedal still had intermittent spongy feeling. was eventually fixed by replacing the brake master cylinder - probably 1 of 2 two seals in it had perished or been damaged when bleeding the brakes and the second seal was on its way out. i think only a few on the forum have needed to change the master cylinder so you should try fluid change first but its worth bearing in mind
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Previous owner here. Just to help out the new owner, here is a quick overview:
When I first got the car about a year ago the brakes were bad, juddering big style. So I got new Brembo discs and pads and had PAW fit them when they did my coilovers. Initially they were fine, but after a couple of thousand miles they were squeaky and juddery at high speeds only (70mph+), but much less so than the previous set so I just left it because actually I found they stopped well and didn't want to pay for yet more discs and pads. It is possible the sticky rear caliper caused some damage, as soon as I realised I had a sticky caliper I had it changed for a refurbed one.
The clunk when you reverse is in my opinion unrelated as it has been there since I bought the car. Changing the brakes and suspension made no difference to the noise. I did ask PAW to investigate but they didn't know what it was, although to be fair they spent most of the day on the coilovers so I am not sure how much time they actually spent investigating.
When I first got the car about a year ago the brakes were bad, juddering big style. So I got new Brembo discs and pads and had PAW fit them when they did my coilovers. Initially they were fine, but after a couple of thousand miles they were squeaky and juddery at high speeds only (70mph+), but much less so than the previous set so I just left it because actually I found they stopped well and didn't want to pay for yet more discs and pads. It is possible the sticky rear caliper caused some damage, as soon as I realised I had a sticky caliper I had it changed for a refurbed one.
The clunk when you reverse is in my opinion unrelated as it has been there since I bought the car. Changing the brakes and suspension made no difference to the noise. I did ask PAW to investigate but they didn't know what it was, although to be fair they spent most of the day on the coilovers so I am not sure how much time they actually spent investigating.
