Car Failed Its MOT :( - now PASSED

[grinder]

Hiya chaps

well the car failed its MOT

although its failed on something that i would have never thought of .... hand brake not working on a rear wheel

he said something about on board pads

is this a common fault - is there something i need to check straight away before setting fire to it ??

now its a problem - no MOT , Insured till sunday and the tax runs out at the end of this month

ideas greatly welcomed

Stu

[Brett]

See my email mate

So common its a joke on the FC :yes

[Prof]

Sticking rear calipers ?

[sadgoth]

Hiya chaps

well the car failed its MOT

although its failed on something that i would have never thought of .... hand brake not working on a rear wheel

he said something about on board pads

is this a common fault - is there something i need to check straight away before setting fire to it ??

now its a problem - no MOT , Insured till sunday and the tax runs out at the end of this month

ideas greatly welcomed

Stu

I\'d say that is a minor issue, normally handbrake problems are a fairly easy fix. Don\'t let it get you down Stu - KEEP THE FAITH :3gears-lh

[grinder]

the brakes are OK - so its not the caliper - i asked if it was stuck and he said that the foot brake is working just fine

its the hand brake thats at fault

im hoping that its a seized cable or something silly

[FD3SNuttah]

ive snapped a handbrake cable loadsa times, these are cheap things to replace. so i wouldnt set fire to it just yet mate.

[elford_tim]

Bummer.

Don\'t give up, you\'re close to getting it through!

[antnicuk]

piece of p1ss stu,  just have a look at the handbrake mechanism on the caliper, its very straight forward, if not check the cable.

[alban1973]

You have the typical Mazda caliper problems....  Most of the rear disk brake mazda\'s I have owned have at one time of another needed re con calipers, including My fc...... usually have very little of no efforet at all when the mechanism start to fail.....  but check all the cables etc first. if you strip the bakes and see if you can screw, not push. the piston back, if you can fairly easy, then work the piston a few times and see if it improves...  good luck,,  also dont ask the cost of recon units... about £ 60 odd quid each +VAT

[TiddlesRX7]

Sorry to hear it failed Stu. On the plus side though mine passed today. Although I was told the hand brake is a bit soft and needs to be looked at. Spooky! Im hopeing its just a sticky caliper but it sounds like you\'re in the same situation. Chin up it could be worse £££££££££!

[Prof]

...im hoping that its a seized cable or something silly

Yep - get a new cable - old one\'s probably siezed up through lack of use :Tongue1 :Giggle
 
Don\'t burn it just yet chap !

[shaunwil]

Sorry to hear it !!! Did Richard tell you what you need to fix to get it sorted. Is it too much slack at the handbrake itself ? Cables stretch too !

Shaun

[grinder]

hiya chaps

right then - it was a seriously stuck caliper

it was very very very tight - so my mate came round and we ended up freeing it off winding the piston in and out a few times and it seems fine

when we first jacked the car up - you could put the hand brake on and still spin the wheel

now when you put the hand brake on - you cant spin the wheel - even with a bar between the studs

gonna try and get it back in today for a re-test

but im pleased that , thats all it failed on - he said its still nice and solid underneath - so thats nice to know

Stu

[grinder]

WOOOHOOOOO i have a nice shiney MOT - anyone after a cheap car

[Brett]

CooL!


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