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Post by AntMan on Sept 27, 2007 20:36:14 GMT
Put my car out of the garage this morning to get to some bits and the rear drum brakes were making really squeaking noises when i came to reverse and brake, odd thing is that the day before no noise what so ever  !!! Any idea's why making squeaking noises all of a sudden!?! Ant  |
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Post by monkeyjim on Sept 27, 2007 21:38:06 GMT
no ,
de-adjust the drums, wiz em off , check the wheel cylinders are not leaking or seized , de-dust , stick em back on and adjust them up again .
Oh dont forget to make sure the handbrake cable and the quadrants on the back plate and radius arm are not seized .
Recon even at home a rear brake service like that will only take half hour .
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2007 21:47:20 GMT
Hehe, I thought something along them lines when we had an escort, had to do pads, shoes and cylinder change on all wheels. Only a couple of hours i said, 1 whole day later and very blue air i finally managed to put wheels back on and go home hehe
daz
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Post by AntMan on Sept 27, 2007 21:51:25 GMT
Well its just gone through a MOT and had to have new disc and pads but nothing wrong with the rear brake drums!! Just abit random that one day there was no squeaking noise then after being over night in the garage made it produce these noises !! Ant |
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Post by Rachel on Sept 27, 2007 21:54:53 GMT
Are you sure you haven't got a mouse in the garage  ;D |
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Post by AntMan on Sept 27, 2007 21:56:13 GMT
LOL yeh made a home in my brake drums  !! Ant |
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Post by monkeyjim on Sept 27, 2007 22:21:41 GMT
As a MOT tester I can say that a vehicles brakes can pass a MOT , only to find whilst carrying out a service immediately after that there are components found in the rear brakes requiring work. Rear brake performance can be perfect , because you do not remove the drums and check brake lining thickness during a mot you have no idea that the vehicle that you have just passed only has 1mm of lining left on the rear brake shoes . The MOT is a basic safety check , and it relates to the condition of the vehicle at time of test. MOT'd a 1971 Beetle today . Done a few hundred miles since last year , and is garaged . Last year it had new front wheel cylinders fitted to gain a MOT certificate . This year it failed again on the front brakes and its only done a few hundred miles . Just because a car has a recent MOT does not mean there is nothing wrong with it .  20 Years in the trade has taught me that. D |
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Post by AntMan on Sept 27, 2007 22:30:59 GMT
Cheers Dave for the useful information, i will see how it goes and if gets worse may give Gerald Dale a ring and see if he has any idea lol!! Ant |
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