Questions tagged [brakes]
Brake systems on vehicles are typically driven by either pneumatic or hydraulic systems that multiply the force applied by an operator to slow a vehicles rate of speed through the use of friction.
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Did a rear brake job, rotors pads + calipers. Carefully bedded in brakes, but still, it's now shaking when braking. Could it be overly tight lug nuts?
Did everything to the letter but car still shakes when brake is applied. Could over- tightening the lug nuts have caused it?
If not that, what else could it be?
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Noise goes away when I brake
What are the creek screech and clank sounds with my rear right breaks while I am driving that go away when I brake.
So back story. Last year we took a 12-13 hrs road trip to the mountains. About 3 or ...
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Why are my front brake brakes locking up?
I have a 2001 dodge ram 1500. A couple years ago I put a new master cylinder and brake booster in it. About 2 months ago my front passenger side brakes started grabbing real harm and burning real bad. ...
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Possible engine issue
My car is Benz C400 2015. This issue started showing up recently. When I come to a full stop, at a red light for example, and when I let off the brake pedal and push the gas pedal, before it switches ...
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Cv axles and ball joints replacement is it the brakes, ball joint, axle nut but what else im at a stand still?
2004 Subaru impreza outback rs sport axle and ball joint replacement what else needs to be loosened to get axle and bj out?
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Rusted rotor, Resurface or replace?
Took car to dealer for an inspection. They say my rear pads are due for change and they can resurface the rotor.
Took it to a local mechanic for a second opinion. They say the rotor is too rusted to ...
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Piston came out while using VCDS to change rear brakes on Audi
While changing the rear brakes on my 2015 Audi S3, I manually retracted the piston on the right calliper (using the tool made for that purpose) and installed the new pads, but then I found out that ...
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Brake pulse before & after brake job?
2012 Chrysler 300 RWD…. My brakes were pulsing so I assumed the rotors were warped. I changed the pads and rotors (duralast / autozone OEM replacements) and cleaned the hub up with a wire brush before ...
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Car brake pedal feels like pushed back
I was driving in maruti Suzuki Brezza car it was heavily raining and when I brake. Sometimes it feels like brake pedal is pushed by obstacle or like stone just pushing brake pedal back to normal ...
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Am I going to fail PA inspection due to this rotor?
Apparently, one of my rotor was damaged due to a brake clip scraping on it.
My brakes still feel ok. No sound or vibration. Should still be thick enough, only got 15k miles or less with it. But, am I ...
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Chicken vs Egg Symptoms from 2005 Suburban 5.3 FlexFuel
Please help me figure out if low RPMs on my daughter's 2005 Suburban 5.3 FlexFuel is the cause or a just symptom of problems with oil and fuel pressure. The problem only happens when the engine is ...
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ABS Bleeding, is it more difficult than the master cylinder?
My vehicle, a 2012 Honda Civic, has an ABS Pump on it. It needs to be disconnected. To prime this pump there is a code that can be sent from a special two-directional ODBII device. In the Hanes book, ...
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Brake pads chewed
We replaced the brake pads on the back of my car one month ago, but now the brake pads on the driver's side is chewed up badly, but not the other side. Why is this?
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Brake pedal stiff to press and stays stuck down
Durango 2000 been just sitting for atleast a year. Brake pedal is stiff band stays down after pushing. You can pull it back up with foot. Brakes work but just hard to push but don’t return!
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I drove with my Parking Brake on for 30 minutes [duplicate]
I forgot to release the parking brake.
It was indicated but the light is always on even if I know the brake is off (shotty work on the car before it was mine). Anyway when I was driving during the ...
