MOT failure, help!

[Tyssen]

Car failed the mot today, problem I have is the garage aren't sure how to resolve the issue lol.

It failed on brake efficiency

Front ball joint has excessive play, nearside rear brake recording little or no effort and same for the offside.

It's nothing to do with the discs and pads. They have suggested a brake fluid change and clean up and see if that puts the efficiency up. He didn't fill me with confidence however, one of the other mechanics suggested its a common thing for the cups apparently but they still couldn't shed much light.

Just wondered if anyone on here had experienced the same and knew the remedy, any help would be great.

 

[Emma.]

Car failed the mot today, problem I have is the garage aren't sure how to resolve the issue lol.

It failed on brake efficiency

Front ball joint has excessive play, nearside rear brake recording little or no effort and same for the offside.

It's nothing to do with the discs and pads. They have suggested a brake fluid change and clean up and see if that puts the efficiency up. He didn't fill me with confidence however, one of the other mechanics suggested its a common thing for the cups apparently but they still couldn't shed much light.

Just wondered if anyone on here had experienced the same and knew the remedy, any help would be great.

Mine fails on this every year. There is a vosa newsletter on here somewhere about the rear brakes failing the MOT's.

Edit: found it
http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/repository/MoT%20Issue%2031%20-%20Apr%202006.pdf

 

[clancy]

they dont know how to resolve the issue ? lol, go elsewhere ?

bleed the brakes and maybe caliper overhauls ? front ball joint is self explanatory obviously

 

[Dave..]

Yeah, VOSA note against the 172 cup. They need showing it.

 

[Dave Hester]

When i took my cup in they said that a message came up on their laptop/machine about the rear brake have little/no effort so they passed it.

Just aswell the rear discs on my cup are nothing but rust

 

[jenic]

That ball joint will need replacing though surely?

 

[Tony Hunter]

Tyssen,where have you been all these years ?

 

[PP200t]

Looks like a trip back to them with that visa document will sort that issue out! Let em have it!!

 

[Daniel]

What exactly will a brake fluid change do to improve a brake test on an MOT?? :S

 

[Tony Hunter]

Don't you know anything.

 

[Daniel]

Apparently not.

 

[Tyssen]

Tyssen,where have you been all these years ?

Banned lol

 

[Will.]

Tyssen,where have you been all these years ?

Sweeping the moon.

Seen Apollo 18? That was her.

 

[l0rd]

Someone elses failed a couple of weeks ago and wanted to crash it with a JCB

If you decide the same, can you please use a Caterpillar? I hate repetition

 

[Tyssen]

Had it in today and they think it's the loading sensor? This make sense, they didn't sound too confident on the phone

 

[jenic]

Did you print off the VOSA thing and show them? There is nothing wrong with the brakes!

 

[rampantreaper]

The rear brakes don't work on a cup, pretty much. Handbrake should tho!

 

[Djw John]

Is it a cup? They'll struggle to find the sensor if it is! Need to show them the vosa document.

 

[Tyssen]

Thanks,iDVD think this myself

 

[Tony Hunter]

The load valve will be there,but not connected.Think it needs cable tying up.

 

[ben_r1]

The 172 Cup in that vosa publication has a tow hook! Who the f**k did that!?