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Old 15th September 2021, 19:53   #11
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some rust where the pad should be in contact with the disc so brake efficiency is affected. I wonder if the inside of the disc/drums are pitted hence the handbrake efficiency not to good.

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Old 15th September 2021, 21:20   #12
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some rust where the pad should be in contact with the disc so brake efficiency is affected. I wonder if the inside of the disc/drums are pitted hence the handbrake efficiency not to good.

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It's my understand that most of the braking efficiency is at the front the rears never really get exercised. I try and remember to brake hard a couple of times a month to remove any rust on the rear discs.

Done a few handbrakes and never seen any pitting on the inside of the drum, probably the shoes are glazed and when roughed up with a dreadnought file and adjusted you'll notice a marked improvement.

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Old 16th September 2021, 07:03   #13
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It's my understand that most of the braking efficiency is at the front the rears never really get exercised. I try and remember to brake hard a couple of times a month to remove any rust on the rear discs.

Done a few handbrakes and never seen any pitting on the inside of the drum, probably the shoes are glazed and when roughed up with a dreadnought file and adjusted you'll notice a marked improvement.

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when i got my Tourer the insides of the "drums" were so pitted I changed the drums/discs.
The rust where the pads touch is not the surface rust you get when the car has been standing, this is eating into the disc. I've seen some really bad ones on another car, so bad I spoke to the driver.

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Old 16th September 2021, 09:17   #14
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when i got my Tourer the insides of the "drums" were so pitted I changed the drums/discs.
The rust where the pads touch is not the surface rust you get when the car has been standing, this is eating into the disc. I've seen some really bad ones on another car, so bad I spoke to the driver.

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Here are some I changed earlier (they looked good on the other side!).
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Old 16th September 2021, 10:42   #15
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when i got my Tourer the insides of the "drums" were so pitted I changed the drums/discs.
The rust where the pads touch is not the surface rust you get when the car has been standing, this is eating into the disc. I've seen some really bad ones on another car, so bad I spoke to the driver.

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Climate variation perhaps, most of our precipitation comes in the form of white stuff during winter, and with temperatures so low that no moisture forms.

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Old 17th September 2021, 10:42   #16
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Sorry, but some of those faults are due to neglected regular maintenance. Worn tyre? Anti- lock braking system. Easily seen on dashboard (light). Handbrake. Easily noted when applying hand brake. Oh dear. Poor car.
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Old 17th September 2021, 18:46   #17
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Sorry, but some of those faults are due to neglected regular maintenance. Worn tyre? Anti- lock braking system. Easily seen on dashboard (light). Handbrake. Easily noted when applying hand brake. Oh dear. Poor car.
what post are you referring to?

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Old 17th September 2021, 19:22   #18
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Post 7 - not one of yours.
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Old 17th September 2021, 19:27   #19
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Yes, Sorry Ian. See post 7. Forgot to link to it.
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Our Rover passed the MoT today. Pleased but still ongoing issue with needing EasyStart. Going to another garage tomoz. Apparently he’s ex-Rover mechanic. Fingers crossed.
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