Brakes Help!!!

[DanielDobson]

Hi all, Need a bit of advice?

I think theres a problem with my brakes, and I'm buggered if I can suss it out. When I brake at slow speeds, I get a sort of knocking sound, that gets slower as the car slows down. Also I can feel the 'knocking' in the brake pedal when I do so. Just had new discs and pads put on but its not made any difference. Please help as I'm thinking it might fail the MOT which is on Friday.

Cheers

Dan

 

[Fred@BTM]

does the steering vibrate when braking?

 

[The Hoff]

Check each wheel for oil/fluid around the inside of the rim, if theres more on one than the others your brake piston/seal might have failed.

Failing that check all your front wheel nuts are properly tightened, had a similar feeling a while back, turned out the nuts were loose on NSF wheel.

 

[DanielDobson]

Steering wheel doesnt vibrate no. And theres no fluid under the car/ in the wheels. I'm totally stumped!! I'll check the wheel nuts now, but I dont think they're loose. Anything else??

 

[The Hoff]

Check the nuts.

Does it feel like the ABS is constantly cutting in? Or is it a different feeling?

 

[Fred@BTM]

engine mounts, CV joints etc etc etc

 

[The Hoff]

Did the chumps who fitted your brakes bleed them properly?

Take the car back into where you had them fitted, if no joy. Tell them they weren't right when you drove home.

 

[DanielDobson]

No its different from the ABS cutting in, its a slower vibration. What are CV joints? Nuts arent loose by the way just checked. Also how would I check the Engine Mounts?

Cheers for the tips, much appreciated...

 

[The Hoff]

Wheel off job mate, check front two hubs. Basically the joints are accessed behind the hub, should have a rubber gaitor on them and filled with grease. Check they're not torn, and that they are greased.

Fred is more technical than I though, so probably best to pick his brains

What milage you got on the car mate?

 

[DanielDobson]

None now, someone pinched the f***er off my drive yesterday. Thanks anyway!!