FAQs
The first thing to do before starting work on the brake system in a vehicle is to carry out a preliminary inspection.
This should include a brief chat with the vehicle owner as they are the ones who can best tell you what is wrong with the car, and based on what they tell you, the necessary work can be carried out. Below are some of the frequently asked questions workshops may encounter.
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Excessive pedal play
- Leaks in the circuit.
- Air in the system.
- Inappropriate or contaminated brake fluid.
- Low level of brake fluid.
- Very worn pads.
- Check the whole circuit an replace the damaged part.
- Bleed the system and refill it.
- Wash the system with methyl alcohol and then fill it with the appropriate fluid.
- Fill the reservoir with brake fluid and bleed the system
- Replace the pads.
Spongy pedal
- Air in the hydraulic system.
- Fluid which is inappropriate or contaminated with water.
- The caliper piston is stiff.
- Weakened hose.
- Seized caliper.
- Remove the air by bleeding the system.
- Wash with methyl alochol and use the appropriate fluid.
- Clean the piston housing and replace the retainer and the dust cover.
- Install new hoses.
- Replace the caliper.
The pedal has to be pressed very hard in order to brake
- The pads are impregnated with grease or brake fluid.
- Movement of the seized caliper.
- Inappropriate or small amount of fluid.
- Master or wheel cylinder stuck.
- The brake pedal is obstructed on its axle.
- Crystallised pads.
- Damaged rotors.
- Malfunctioning of the brake booster.
- Check where the loss is occurring and replace the pads.
- Clean the piston chamber and replace the retainer and dust cover.
- Wash the system with methyl alcohol, fill it with the appropriate fluid and bleed it.
- Check all the hydraulic elements and replace the stiff parts.
- Lubricate it and check the fitting.
- Install new pads.
- Replace the rotors.
- Confirm that it works and repair the damaged parts.
The car swings to one side
- Pads on one side impregnated with greases or liquid.
- The tyres do not have the appropriate pressure or have uneven wear or different tread design.
- Crystallised pads.
- Wheel cylinder blocked.
- Return springs loose or weakened.
- One wheel drags.
- Looseness in steering.
- Steering levels.
- Hydraulic pipes covered or bent.
- Looseness in steering ball and socket joint.
- Rotors in bad condition.
- Shock absorbers in bad condition.
- Change the pads of the whole axle. Check for possible fluid loses.
- Inflate the tyres to the recommended pressure. Place the tyres of the same model on the front axle and another pair with the same design on the rear axle.
- Replace the pads.
- Change the wheel cylinder.
- Check the springs and replace them.
- check to see if there is a loose pad and investigate the cause.
- Repair and adjust the steering.
- Align the steering
- Repair or replace the pipes.
- Replace the steering ball and socket joint.
- Replace them.
- Replace them.
The brakes lose efficiency when hot
- Low quality pads.
- The pad makes poor contact.
- Very thin rotor.
- Replace them with pads or proven quality.
- Check the cause and fit new pads.
- Replace the rotors.
The brakes squeal
- Anti-noise shim bent, broken or out of position.
- Metallic particles or dust encrusted in the pads.
- Low quality pads.
- The pads rub against the caliper.
- Mounting springs weak or broken.
- Wheel bearings loose.
- The caliper piston does not return correctly.
- Rotors in bad condition.
- Extremely worn pads*.
* Although the compressibility of a friction material depends on its own composition and structure, this compressibility is completely proportional to the thickness of the brake pad. Although the relative compressibility is maintained, the total compressibility therefore decreases with the life (thickness) of the pad and can frequently be situated in a critical area for causing squeal. The installation of new pads usually solves this problem.
- Replace the pads on the whole axle.
- Replace the pads on the whole axle.
- Replace them with pads of proven quality.
- Apply lubricant to the supports between the pads an the caliper.
- Replace the defective parts.
- Check and replace them if necessary.
- Repair the caliper.
- Replace the rotors on the whole axle.
- Install new pads of proven quality ie. Remsa.
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