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Breaks griding-keep driving?

sillysocks · 2007-01-11 14:21:16

Today on the way home from work my breaks starting to make a grinding noise as I was slowing down/stopping. From looking around on internet I'm guessing this might be to do with brake pads/shoes needing to be replaced. I'm just wondering if its still safe to drive on them just until I can get the car to the garage.... due…

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#32 22-01-2007 4:29pm
Gerry

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If you leave it too long ( in this case, driving home from mondello with the brake pad warning light on ), you end up with this:

That does this to the disc:

The car was laid up for 2 weeks afterwards, which is why the rust is there, but it does serve to highlight where the scratches are.

C_Breeze, you are a perfect example of why I now work on my cars myself.

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