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Peugeot 206 00 back brakes problem

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  • 08-11-2014 11:36am
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    hogandrew
    Registered Users Posts: 441 ✭✭


    My car recently failed the NCT for poor braking. The problem is with the back. It has new drums, shoes and brakes are bled out. I recently got a garage to look at it and he says he has them adjusted out to the last but the drums are too big. The drums I have on are 180mm which is the smallest size I can find. They matched up with the old ones and the only other size I can find is 203mm. It's back in for the retest today and might pass but I would still like to get to the bottom of why they are so poor. I have the car about 2 years and they have never been great. Would anyone have any ideas?


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    Row
    Registered Users Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭Row


    Maybe it had a different Axle fitted at some stage which was removed from a newer/different model 206.
    How did the Nct test go..?


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    hogandrew
    Registered Users Posts: 441 ✭✭hogandrew


    Row wrote: »
    Maybe it had a different Axle fitted at some stage which was removed from a newer/different model 206.
    How did the Nct test go..?

    Ye the Axel was changed but everything seems the same as previously. Could it be off something else. It failed with the brakes worse than previously


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    Stoolbend
    Registered Users Posts: 1,285 ✭✭✭Stoolbend


    Post a picture of the NCT readings. It'll make it easier to see what's failing.


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    hogandrew
    Registered Users Posts: 441 ✭✭hogandrew


    Hope this helps. Load sensing valve also failed but can't see the problem with it


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    Stoolbend
    Registered Users Posts: 1,285 ✭✭✭Stoolbend


    Load sensing valve must be seized if it failed. Either that or the spring connecting it to axle is broken.

    Your rear brakes are fine. It's the front that's failing. Possibly the pads are seized in the carriers or else the piston is seized in the brake calipers.


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    Stoolbend
    Registered Users Posts: 1,285 ✭✭✭Stoolbend


    Left is worse than right but both look bad.

    Your front shocks are bad too.


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    Row
    Registered Users Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭Row


    Yep its the left front brake pads/discs thats not grabbing.
    X2 on what Stoolbend said above..:)


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    hogandrew
    Registered Users Posts: 441 ✭✭hogandrew


    OK thanks for the help


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    blackbox
    Registered Users Posts: 4,173 ✭✭✭blackbox


    Did you show the NCT report to the garage?

    If you did, their response was very poor.


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    hogandrew
    Registered Users Posts: 441 ✭✭hogandrew


    blackbox wrote: »
    Did you show the NCT report to the garage?

    If you did, their response was very poor.

    No I just brought in the car and the back brakes were improved from previous test


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