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No back brakes - NCT

  • 02-03-2014 7:01pm
    #1
    cnoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 789 ✭✭✭


    My son's car failed the NCT yesterday (Saturday) because he was advised that he had no back brakes (only the front ones were working). Two weeks he got a new cylinder fitted to one of the back brakes. The car is a 2002 Yaris 1.0 L. Any advice please to the likely cause(s)?


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  • #2
    cnoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 789 ✭✭✭cnoc


    cnoc wrote: »
    My son's car failed the NCT yesterday (Saturday) because he was advised that he had no back brakes (only the front ones were working). Two weeks he got a new cylinder fitted to one of the back brakes. The car is a 2002 Yaris 1.0 L. Any advice please to the likely cause(s)?


    Mod please delete my similar post in After Hours. Thanks.


  • #3
    Honda99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭Honda99


    They should have been more specific? Hand break too loose? Only pulling on one side??


  • #4
    forestgray
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭forestgray


    cnoc wrote: »
    My son's car failed the NCT yesterday (Saturday) because he was advised that he had no back brakes (only the front ones were working). Two weeks he got a new cylinder fitted to one of the back brakes. The car is a 2002 Yaris 1.0 L. Any advice please to the likely cause(s)?

    Does the yaris have two independent reservoirs on the brake master cylinder?

    I suspect it does and the rear one is empty with a leaky rear slave cylinder or pipe connection.


  • #5
    Muckie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,763 ✭✭✭Muckie


    If your good witha few tools.

    Best to park the car up on axle stands, take off the back wheels.

    Hubs come off with a tap of a lump hammer.

    You'll know at a glance if they are leaking any brake fluid.

    Rear brake shoes probably just need a adjusting (youtube would be good for tips on this).

    Also Yaris are know for "stretching hand brake cables".

    Hope that helps.


  • #6
    cnoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 789 ✭✭✭cnoc


    forestgray wrote: »
    Does the yaris have two independent reservoirs on the brake master cylinder?

    I suspect it does and the rear one is empty with a leaky rear slave cylinder or pipe connection.

    Yes it has 2 independent reservoirs.


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  • #7
    cnoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 789 ✭✭✭cnoc


    Thank you all for your input. Much appreciated.


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