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CopyWrite
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19th Apr 03 at 22:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
they feel squishy n spoungy, do i need new pads, disc or fluid or all 3?
i hope its on the cheapest one i need.
btw the handbreak light comes on when i corner sharply or go round round abouts.

[Edited on 20-04-2003 by Adam]
Dav
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19th Apr 03 at 22:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sounds like u need to top up the brake fluid to me.
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cool thats what i told ma ol' man but he wreckons its ok, I'll do it anyway as he also thinks the headlights are ok but ones dim...lol!
bit like him I think.
thanx for da reply.
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Get someone to try to them out.
My mum drove mine and said they were mega spongy,which I had got used to.
So I decided to change the Pads and it turned out they had about 1mm left on them.
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as pads go down, so does the fluid, as the pads are sticking out further.

top up fluid is a quick fix to stop the light
but could be wise to check the pads too

if they are spongy, means they need bleeding too as there is air in the system
The-Power20
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problem with your breaks is..... its spelt brakes lol
Corsa^Dan
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i had my rear's adjusted and this solved my spongyness as well as a nice tight handbreak
Corsa^Dan
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sorry brake
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20th Apr 03 at 14:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i had this problem with the handbrake light coming on just top your brake fluid and it shud fcuk off did with mine
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thanx all u lovely ppl!

 
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