Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Please check the Forum Guidelines at the top of the Newbie section

Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: BAD BRAKES  (Read 928 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

irratic

  • Junior Member
  • **
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • STOKE-ON-TRENT
  • Posts: 143
    • View Profile
BAD BRAKES
« on: 27 August 2008, 23:33:36 »
ive changed the brakes front and rear . they seem to of took up the play. but when i brake it seems to be all the front , very little rear braking. but on saying that, sometimes the brakes are spot on, stop me on a penny,could the weight compensating valve be at fault ?? or is it a fluid replacement problem??ive tried putting loads of weight in the boot. and towing a trailer but the brakes are all or just on the front.
Logged

Auto Addict

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • North Birmingham
  • Posts: 13554
  • Back to Vx to keep TB happy
    • Astra K Elite ST
    • View Profile
Re: BAD BRAKES
« Reply #1 on: 29 August 2008, 21:35:17 »
Try bleeding.
Logged
I like red cars

Black cxd v6

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Germany
  • Posts: 35
    • View Profile
Re: BAD BRAKES
« Reply #2 on: 29 August 2008, 21:46:17 »
Have you change the brake fluid?
Logged

dbug

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Northants
  • Posts: 14279
  • Dont knock Linux!
    • Jaguar XJ 5.0V8 Portfolio
    • View Profile
    • Dbug IT Services
Re: BAD BRAKES
« Reply #3 on: 30 August 2008, 16:02:54 »
Check back calliper pistons are free and not seized.  If ok try bleeding.
Logged
1972 Ferrari Dino, 1967 Triumph TR4A, Mondeo 2.0TDCi Estate, Jaguar XJ 5.0V8 Portfolio

JamesV6CDX

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gloucestershire/Buckinghamshire
  • Posts: 16640
    • Omega 3.2 Retail MV6 LPG
    • View Profile
Re: BAD BRAKES
« Reply #4 on: 31 August 2008, 00:29:08 »
Sorry to state the obvious but are the tyre pressures and suspension components  OK?
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Page created in 0.009 seconds with 17 queries.