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Martin_C
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12th Oct 08 at 21:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my brakes are quite spongy and generally not as good as they should be! do these pads look worn out?

i've just ordered some dot 5.1 fluid, £8 for a litre of toyota stuff off ebay

but as the car has just turned 30,000 miles, i thought the pads were maybe shot? they have around 5mm left on them.
Nick-S
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12th Oct 08 at 21:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks like they have plently left on
AndyCorsaSport
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Might need bleeding up if anythings ever been changed. Cant really tell from that pic, they have a line down the middle that will be when to change them. Best bet is whip them off and take a peek. Clean the calipers whilst your at it
davieslim
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12th Oct 08 at 21:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
martin ive got lots of dot 5.1 genuine dealer toyota fluid.

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Martin_C
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12th Oct 08 at 21:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i've already ordered a litre of it from the bay, £8 delivered.

reason i ask about the pads is i have no idea how thick they would've been originally. i think its just the fluid needing done. i'm backshift all week so no chance to get them off to look, and i'm going to knockhill saturday, so its all hands on deck friday night to get anything changed, so really need to order up tomorrow if i need pads.
Martin_C
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12th Oct 08 at 21:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
oh and i will clean them cheeky sod hard to do when the wheels are on as the spokes are so close to the caliper.
chris_uk
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12th Oct 08 at 21:44   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
do you have braided hoses?
Martin_C
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12th Oct 08 at 21:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nope.

i'm just going on a comparison from the 350z brembo's which take the same pad, the dc5 feels dead spongy so i reckon the fluid is just shot?
davieslim
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id you need any more mate give me a shout, got tons of it, id change the fluid and get braided flexi's, pads arent the worst plenty of ware on them for road use

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13th Oct 08 at 07:38   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yea id get braided hoses and change the fluid.. might have an air bubble in the system somewhere.

 
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