Brake Discs

[Bagpuss]

Yep you can look at the hole through the caliper for thickness, also feel the disc, is it scored?

[TonyEnglish]

Originally Posted by Churchill

I replaced 6 on my old XJ6.

Tony, get yourself to "Brakes International" just off Drake street for a second oppinion!

I checked their website and they seem to be just a supplier of parts. Will they give it the once over?

[scooby]

Originally Posted by TonyEnglish

I checked their website and they seem to be just a supplier of parts. Will they give it the once over?

Tony, they fit as well as supply, but check if they are still there... I'm not sure if they are. (head from John street to Milnrow road, they're round the bend on the left after Carcraft and TK Max)

Take it to the garage across from Kwik-fit back towards the infirmary. He does mine, and is v straight up. (Duke St Garage)

Where you having the MOT done??

[TonyEnglish]

Originally Posted by scooby

Tony, they fit as well as supply, but check if they are still there... I'm not sure if they are. (head from John street to Milnrow road, they're round the bend on the left after Carcraft and TK Max)

Take it to the garage across from Kwik-fit back towards the infirmary. He does mine, and is v straight up. (Duke St Garage)

Where you having the MOT done??

MOT is being done now at the same place that's servicing it. So are those little garages accross from Kwik Fit any good? I've often thought about giving them a go but tend to leave everything to the last minute.

[TykeMerc]

Originally Posted by TonyEnglish

MOT is being done now at the same place that's servicing it. So are those little garages accross from Kwik Fit any good? I've often thought about giving them a go but tend to leave everything to the last minute.

They can be excellent, I used to use one that had been recommended by a couple of friends, good work, advice and reasonable price, shame he's retired to the golf course now.

[TonyEnglish]

Well it's just filed it's MOT on one of the rear brake calipers. This dispite the rear pads and drums being 'replaced' a few months ago. Surely this part would have to have been removed to do this job.

Also it didn't fail the MOT on the front discs.

flipin garages!

[scooby]

Originally Posted by TonyEnglish

Well it's just filed it's MOT on one of the rear brake calipers. This dispite the rear pads and drums being 'replaced' a few months ago. Surely this part would have to have been removed to do this job.

Also it didn't fail the MOT on the front discs.

flipin garages!

Duke St is good, he's done all repairs and servicing on this car. he's sorted niggles for free and fits you in at short notice. there is an MOT place up a side st behind Solomans (Kebab shop, one of the best in town!), he's good too...

[Crusoe101]

confused here, if you have drums on the rear you wont have calipers.

(0) is the idea of calipers with the circle being the disk.

A drum is sumething that pushes outwards to brake the shoes

[Olly]

To help you next time not to look like you have "overcharge me I know very little about cars" written all over you.

If you have drum brakes on the rear then you have pistons and shoes and a drum

If you have disc brakes then you have callipers, pads and discs.

No you don't need to remove pistons to fit new shoes but if they were weeping then it could be spotted they were on the way out. Unless the garage has taken the drums off to have a look there's NO WAY they can see it's X or Y that's at fault with certainty after a fail on the brake testing machine.

[Olly]

Originally Posted by Crusoe101

confused here,

A drum is sumething that pushes outwards to brake the shoes

Me too....
a drum in this case is shaped like a round biscuit tin and something the shoes press against.