Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Asked by D Scofield on January 24, 2021
My car has failed MOT on brakes imbalanced across axle rear – my question is a few months back I had wheel cylinder and brake pad done – should I take it back to the garage could they have done something wrong?
Thanks in advance.
You say "wheel cylinder" - was that just one, or both sides? If it was just one, chances are the other, old one isn't working as well as the new one, which is causing the imbalance.
Hopefully they did the pads on both sides, as they must always be replaced as a full axle set.
Answered by Nick C on January 24, 2021
The likely causes of differential braking are:
For resolution, I would probably first visually inspect, then bleed the hydraulics. If it was still not balanced, then I would pull the pads and sandpaper them to a fresh surface. For starters.
For testing, I would jack up the rear of the car, and with a breaker bar or similar leverage try turning the wheel and see if the drag with uniform brake pressure (could be engine off) is about the same.
Answered by mongo on January 24, 2021
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