106 front brake is a bind

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gtf1 - 11 Dec 2006 20:47 GMT

this has cost, so far, in the region of £250. . . and cost the garage about
the same again since they cant find the problem..my wife travels about 2
miles in the morning before the front o/s brake not only binds on, but
stops the car and has to stop, cool down for 15 mins then still binds
slightly until about 2 miles later at the end of the journey...the garage
has replaced the discs and pads :
the caliper :
the drive shaft :
the bearings :
a caliper spring :

the last thing was the spring and the car was fine for about a week..

the car isnt worth what is being replaced so a simple solution would be
very much appreciated.

cheers

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Chris - 11 Dec 2006 20:54 GMT

> this has cost, so far, in the region of £250. . . and cost the garage about
> the same again since they cant find the problem..my wife travels about 2
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> cheers

THE BRACKET THAT THE PADS FIT INTO ARE NOT RETURNING THATS THE PROBLEM.
HAD IT ON A VOLVO AT THE WEEK END. HAD TO REMOVE ALL THE BITS AND CLEAN
IT ALL . THEN IT WORKED VERY WELL.
CHRIS ADDLESTONE..

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gtf1 - 11 Dec 2006 21:30 GMT

thanks for that.....the car is with the garage today so i`ll phone him
tomorrow and suggest that.

cheers

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nigel - 12 Dec 2006 19:12 GMT

>this has cost, so far, in the region of £250. . . and cost the garage about
>the same again since they cant find the problem..my wife travels about 2
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>cheers

How about the brake flexible hose? They can deteriorate inside and
stop the fluid from returning after a brake application. Sort of like
a one way valve.

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gtf1 - 13 Dec 2006 17:40 GMT

thanks for that....i`ve heard of that before and the garage have the flexi
hoses to fit on saturday.......i did read some helpful info on
`speedways.co.uk` should this not work.....

cheers

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gtf1 - 18 Dec 2006 21:08 GMT

garage replaced both brake hoses and the car has ran well for 4 days
now....he also stripped out and refitted the footbrake mechanism...so it
lookes like one of these has done the trick

thanks all.

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ccMikeF - 13 Dec 2006 17:50 GMT

Simplistically I would suggest the master cylinder.
Binding on only one wheel is odd. Is there a splitter system for security?
(ie RL+FR and RR+FL)

> this has cost, so far, in the region of £250. . . and cost the garage
> about
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> cheers

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