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Post by Admin on Nov 14, 2006 0:19:28 GMT
A common occurance on LDVs & Land Rovers: "Look! No Pad!""Ahh, there it is!""It's jammed between the disc & alloy"Cause - Worn brake discs provide a wider gap between caliper mounting bracket & brake disc. When the brake pad friction material wears thin, the metal backing of the brake pad slips though the gap. Resulting in loss of brake.
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wingnut
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Post by wingnut on Nov 14, 2006 17:41:07 GMT
Does the piston drop out on the brake application once the pad has dropped out?
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Post by Admin on Nov 14, 2006 22:50:18 GMT
Does the piston drop out on the brake application once the pad has dropped out? It will, eventually. But it had not dropped out in the above vehicle. The owner had been driving around for quite some time (days / weeks) with a noise (metal to metal), but only thought she should take it in to a garage when the noise got really unbearable (the pad had slipped out & was grating against alloy). ...and we share the same roads with these people!!!
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Post by Admin on Aug 17, 2010 22:51:01 GMT
A Vauxhall Frontera "I need an MOT. Could you also have a look at the noise from the front ? It might be the brakes... " Attachments:
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Daveg
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Post by Daveg on Aug 18, 2010 10:26:40 GMT
Does the piston drop out on the brake application once the pad has dropped out? It will, eventually. But it had not dropped out in the above vehicle. The owner had been driving around for quite some time (days / weeks) with a noise (metal to metal), but only thought she should take it in to a garage when the noise got really unbearable (the pad had slipped out & was grating against alloy). ... and we share the same roads with these people!!!It's not a problem we have; Construction and Use Regulations, which are made up of the Road Traffic Act 1988 as amended.This can make the customer liable for the condition of their vehicle ;D I could be on the way to a new motor ;D Dave
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