Monday 27 December 2010

Brake Repair - Your Car Tells You When It Needs It!

When you're driving a car in need of brake repair, it's usually obvious to you and everyone around you. You're not just playing Russian roulette with your safety -- you're playing it with the safety of everyone on the road around you.

The most obvious sign of bad brakes is the high-pitched squeal your car makes every time you attempt to apply failing brakes. When everything is working fine, you shouldn't hear your brakes at all. That loud squeal you hear when they are shot is a device that is making contact with the rotor when at least three-fourths of your brake pads are worn down. This is meant to be a warning that you need to get them replaced before the final fourth of padding is completely gone.

How To Replace Brake Pads

Long before you hear the brakes in distress, you can usually feel them warn you. A silent indicator that your brakes are not operating properly can be felt when your pedal goes all the way down to the ground with very little power, or they are slow to kick in when pressure is applied. That spongy feeling when you apply them is an indicator that your brakes are functioning at a decreased level of safety.

Brake Repair - Your Car Tells You When It Needs It!

Other indicators include brakes that grab when you apply them, even lightly. And although you may feel grabby brakes are at least working, they are not working correctly. You may also feel your car vibrate when you apply your brakes, a sensation compared to driving your car over a washboard too fast.

These silent indicators that something is wrong with your brakes should not be ignored because they are often the prelude to the more severe auditory warning signs. The longer you wait and the longer you drive a car with bad brakes, the more damage you are likely to do to your system.

When you need a brake repair job it usually needs to be performed sooner rather than later, after you start receiving any of these indicators. You may debate whether the repair job is one you can afford or not. Remember that automobile accidents are generally caused by three factors -- human error, mechanical error or road conditions. Driving with faulty brakes will eventually lead to an automobile accident caused by mechanical error and will definitely be something you can be cited for by the police for operating an unsafe vehicle. The charges can become even more compounded if the accident results in a death or permanent injury. So if you are not prepared to fix your brakes, you need to park your car until you afford to drive your car safely.

Your brakes are, after all, one of the most important features on your car; now hopefully you know some of the warning signs and can get on the road safely.

Brake Repair - Your Car Tells You When It Needs It! www.VW-DIY.com: VW Brakes Video Clips. Duration : 0.90 Mins.


Bug Me Video Presents Volume 4: Brakes This DVD provides a vast amount of useful information with special attention given to all the common problems that you may face when doing a complete brake job. The DVD begins by covering the complete brake system pointing out the differences in components from year to year. The rear brakes are then discussed showing several ways to remove the rear axle nut that secures the rear brake drum. Once removed, the brake parts are inspected and we see how to replace a faulty rear axle grease seal. Then the old wheel cylinders, brake shoes, and brake hoses are examined and replaced as needed. The handbrake cable is also discussed and we see how to replace it. The DVD moves to the front brakes, showing how to remove the different types of drums available. As with the back brakes this section shows how to examine and replace the wheel cylinders, brake shoes, and hoses. Also when replacing the front brakes attention is given to the front wheel bearings showing how they are packed with grease and replaced. For Karmann Ghia enthusiasts disk brakes are given a chapter! After giving an overview of disc brakes Volume 4 shows how to change the pads and remove & inspect the brake calliper to determine if it needs replacing. With the calliper off the rotor is removed if it needs to be serviced or replaced. After identifying and replacing the master brake cylinder, attention is given to the brake lines that run through the vehicle. A section is ...

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