brakes

Hi all While changing brake pads on a Merc A180 I damaged the brake piston so I have one on order. I know how it goes back on but should the rear/hollow of the replacement Piston be filled with fluid first or does the piston fill up when I unclamp the brake fluid pipe? Where does the air in...

I have been working on my car lately, and upon checking the front brakes I noticed that the pads on one side had about half wear, as I expected, whilst the other side had virtually no wear and is still essentially a set of brand new pads. The caliper piston seal had a big hole in it so i...

Hi all, VW have recommended a replacement of my rear off-site brake disk due to scoring (See image.) There are no apparent problems with the car when driving it. The car has only done 16,000 miles. The vehicle is on PCP, I will be changing the vehicle in another 2 years. Am I ok to leave this...

Just had my 2004 Nissan micra in for 2 new wishbones. Drove away from the garage, everything was fine. Halfway home the brakes had suddenly began constantly grinding. Soon after, my abs warning light came on. At first I tried restarting the car and pushing down on the brake in case they were...

Ello all, I brought my first car as I wasn't in the mood to spend £100s of pounds I brought a £40 car (no mot, no tax etc which is perfect as I'm on a provisional and only brought it to put in my garage and dump insurance to get my ncb before passing my test, yea cheeky sod me LOL) But anyway...