Brake Diagnosis

Brake Diagnosis

Long Pedal Travel

  • Loose or worn Bearings / Disc Run Out / Drum Brakes need adjustment / Fluid leak
  • Check and replace components as necessary (Fluid, Rubbers, Servo) Check & adjust clearances, hub / disk mounting / filler cap vent.

Brakes Binding

  • Handbrake maladjusted / Seized Caliper Pistons
  • Check adjustment, cable / Check for seized pistons and weak shoe springs / Repair or replace worn parts.

Hard Pedal

  • Poor Braking caused by incorrect or glazed linings / Servo inoperative / seized Caliper pistons / faulty Master Cylinder / Poorly bedded in linings
  • Check & renew parts as necessary, check hoses for obstruction.

Weak or ineffective handbrake

  • Your handbrake should not require more than 5 clicks to hold your car on a steep road.
  • Handbrake cable may need adjusting or replacement
  • Worn rear brake pads or faulty rear brakes

Master Cylinder Leakage or Failure

  • Check for fluid contamination, reseal or replace

Brakes Pulling or locking up

  • Faulty drum or Disc / Unsuitable Tyre pressure / Worn Linings / Seized Caliper Pistons
  • Check and renew worn parts. Check Tyres, Suspension, Steering and Shock absorbers

Fall in Brake fluid Level

  • Worn pads / Brake fluid leak in calipers, brake cylinders hoses and connections.
  • Top up fluid level & Check and replace linings, hoses and other parts as necessary
  • Leaks in Brake calipers, wheel cylinders hoses and connections
  • Replace and tighten where necessary

Brake Squeal

  • Worn retaining pins / No pad dampening shims / incorrect pads
  • Renew components / fit correct pads

Loss of pedal

  • Master Cylinder failure / Burst pipe or hose / Fluid seal leak / Overheated or vaporized Brake Fluid / Excessive Brake usage
  • Fit new Components. Change Brake Fluid. Up Grade System

Pedal Flutter (pulsing pedal)

  • Distorted discs or oval drums
  • Renew worn discs and drums

Brake Pads worn smooth but thickness varies

  • Check Caliper operation. Check pad corrosion. Check retaining springs
  • Replace and service all effected components not just the pads
  • Check condition of disc
  • Replace and Machine or replace as necessary

Brake Pad Glazed or bluing apparent

  • Pad has probably overheated
  • Remove and Replace

Caliper piston stuck or uneven operation

  • Corroded or worn Caliper slides
  • Overhaul Caliper. Reseal as necessary