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Does this mean i need new brakes?

  • 29-06-2012 1:22pm
    #1
    akura
    Closed Accounts Posts: 497 ✭✭


    Hi i got the nct done and the brake imbalance is quite high but it passed.
    i was wondering does this mean i nead new brakes? its a 2001 saxo

    sorry my scanner wasnt working so i took a picture


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  • #2
    CiniO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,069 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    I had way bigger imbalance but still within the limit (less than 30%) on my last NCT.
    My brakes were nearly new. They were tested 2 weeks earlier on the same kind of equipment as NCT has, and result was nearly perfect (imbalance less than 2%).

    Since then I wouldn't trust NCT if their equipment is properly calibrated.


  • #3
    akura
    Closed Accounts Posts: 497 ✭✭akura


    CiniO wrote: »
    I had way bigger imbalance but still within the limit (less than 30%) on my last NCT.
    My brakes were nearly new. They were tested 2 weeks earlier on the same kind of equipment as NCT has, and result was nearly perfect (imbalance less than 2%).

    Since then I wouldn't trust NCT if their equipment is properly calibrated.

    Thanks:)
    i just wasnt sure, but they feel fine and do their job:cool:


  • #4
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    akura wrote: »
    Hi i got the nct done and the brake imbalance is quite high but it passed.
    i was wondering does this mean i nead new brakes? its a 2001 saxo

    sorry my scanner wasnt working so i took a picture


    Passing the NCT doesn't mean that your brakes aren't worn either, your regular servicing will tell you the condition of your brakes. They ideally need to be adjusted at least.


  • #5
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,620 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    I would never use an NCT readout as the basis of a decision to replace my brakes.
    The only way to know is to have a look at them.
    How do the pads and discs look? Brake hoses OK? Brake fluid changed recently? Are the calipers sticking?
    That's the only way to know.


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