I've just picked up my Clio 200 and the breaks seem quite poor, I can get my foot hard down and get the ABS to kick in but it doesn't seem to have any urgency to stop. I've read that the brakes are prone to seizing but the garage have replaced the pads so if they were seized would they not have fixed this by replacing the pads? How much would a garage charge generally to look at the brakes?
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- Thread starter danrst
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How do you know mate. If they MOT'd it they may have just signed it off. That's what happened with mine. They gave it a 'full MOT' which meant nothing as one of the number plate light housings was shagged and needed replacing.
I'd have a check yourself but sounds like it needs a good brake service
I'd have a check yourself but sounds like it needs a good brake service
Ill get it to a garage and ask them to give the brakes a once over. Do you know how much a strip and clean would be roughly?
about 1hrs charge, maybe 1.5hrs if they're taking their time. It can depend on how stuck things are. For example removing front brake pins can be a real b*tch and could cost you 30-60mins + a new set of pins if they bend/have to be cut out.
If you join the forum as a paid member you can look through the technical and How To sections and you'll see for yourself. The guides are very helpful.
If you join the forum as a paid member you can look through the technical and How To sections and you'll see for yourself. The guides are very helpful.
Stephenvenning
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Thats what the garage said when i bought be 197, upon checking the brakes, the pins had obviously never been changed and where stuck solid and the pad had been seized for so long it had snapped in half from bending. If you have a bit of mechanical know how it wont be too difficult to strip them yourself.
It takes me 2 hours to do both a front and rear pad change.
Simple if you have the right gear and as above there is a guide on what to do if you are a paid member.
It will cost you from £5 for the year but a garage will charge you at least £50 for a front strip down.
Simple if you have the right gear and as above there is a guide on what to do if you are a paid member.
It will cost you from £5 for the year but a garage will charge you at least £50 for a front strip down.
Stephenvenning
Gold Member
There is that lol but some do.
Not hard to put some tape round the pins to protect them tho
Perhaps some as just thick as...
Not hard to put some tape round the pins to protect them tho
Perhaps some as just thick as...
if you hit the pins hard enough they aren't an issue....done plenty and so far got them all out!
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