Brake Pads

Lazarus

Lazarus

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My Satellite Setup
80cm Motorised.
Several small Dishes.
Much else.
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North York Moors
My ancient Punto has its MoT next week so I thought that, after 52k miles, I should fit new front brake pads (I never bother with rear shoes these days as not only do they scarcely wear with the distribution heavily biased to the fronts, but those retaining springs are such a pig: Job for the garage).

Well I have put the new Pads back in their box: I'm not sure whether OEM materials are so much better these days or if the Advanced Driver training has paid off >>> The pads were only half-worn, with a good 9mm of friction material still available as compared with a recommended minimum of 1.5mm.

Seemed folly to change them, especially as the new ones would have to bed in against by now imperfect discs.

And, for those who recall my all too frequent reincarnations of the "Fiat Springs" thread, I carefully inspected them and the strut cup in which they sit and for once they seem ok.

Last year I got an "Advisory" for surface rust on the rear shocks, so this year I have neglected to brush off all the mud and sh*t. They work, which is the main thing!
 
Cant beat a bit of mud and sh!t to hide things for the MOT.

The tester missed the ns rear shock was leaking on my £200 Rover 25 (which i only purchased for the engine) but he failed it on a dodgy set of wiper blades :-doh

Unfortunately it turned out my MG ZR which the engine in the 25 was meant for was a bit more terminal than i thought hence why the 25 got MOT'd instead. The suspected engine failure on the ZR turned out to be the engine ECU which would cost three times more than the car was worth to replace. The 25 is now sitting on the new suspension and wheels i fitted to the ZR last year. Just got to replace a few panels over and take off any useful parts before the ZR goes to the scrap yard in the sky :(
 
Manicscrewdriver said:
The tester missed the ns rear shock was leaking on my £200 Rover 25 (which i only purchased for the engine) but he failed it on a dodgy set of wiper blades :-doh
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Yup. Never forget the seemingly trivial - I have made a note to swop mine with SWMBOs the day before the MoT, as hers are 9 month old OEM and mine are cheap aftermarket tat ;)

I wonder if I'll forget to swop them back ......................... ?? :D
 
Mot'd mine last year.....headlamps too low: adjusted. This year..... headlamps too high; adjusted
 
Tivù said:
Well I have put the new Pads back in their box: I'm not sure whether OEM materials are so much better these days or if the Advanced Driver training has paid off >>> The pads were only half-worn, with a good 9mm of friction material still available as compared with a recommended minimum of 1.5mm.

Seemed folly to change them, especially as the new ones would have to bed in against by now imperfect discs.
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I think since they outlawed asbestos from the brake pad material the pads are harder so both the pads and disks wear - the disks more than they used to.
 
My old Peugeot 406 failed on indicator lights not being "orangey enough" in the past... :-doh
 
I am laughing with your MOT,I believed that greek MOT was worst.anyway,only for the money are useful
 
Br492 said:
I am laughing with your MOT
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You're not the only one, my friend over in Texas laughed at the exceptionally anal list of things an MOT lackey has to check on a car, from lightbulbs in the dash to chips in the windscreen, over there so long as it starts, drives, stops and doesn't smoke it's good to go... :-rofl2
 
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