Anybody know anything about cars?????!!

Looks like the front passenger side calliper is seized or is at least intermittently seizing and releasing. Only put new discs and pads on the front recently and already the pass side disc is discoloured. Getting it checked out early next week, but is the calliper fixable or would I need a new one if it is indeed seized or seizing?

9fingers wrote: Sham157 wrote: Looks like the front passenger side calliper is seized or is at least intermittently seizing and releasing. Only put new discs and pads on the front recently and already the pass side disc is discoloured. Getting it checked out early next week, but is the calliper fixable or would I need a new one if it is indeed seized or seizing? If the caliper is seized it’ll need to be replaced. Hopefully it’s just the pad seized in the carrier, that’ll be a much smaller issue.  When you got the pads & discs done was anything mentioned?  The passenger side brakes get a tougher time than the drivers side, especially this time year where they’ll be in & out of puddles the whole time. It’s that that causes the seizing, the heating & sudden cooling coupled with the salt that’s on the main roads now.

No nothing mentioned at all, discs and pads replaced without issue. The disc is a nice light orange colour too now. Got home from work yesterday evening and having noticed something wrong on the way home, had a look. I could feel the heat off the disc when i put my hand just outside the alloy. All the others were grand. No choice but to drive to work early this morning. Took it handy in and checked the wheel again, and no heat off it whatsoever and I didn’t notice anything wrong on the way in.

Edited by Sham157 - 30 Jan 2021 at 3:11pm

9fingers wrote: Sham157 wrote: 9fingers wrote: Sham157 wrote: Looks like the front passenger side calliper is seized or is at least intermittently seizing and releasing. Only put new discs and pads on the front recently and already the pass side disc is discoloured. Getting it checked out early next week, but is the calliper fixable or would I need a new one if it is indeed seized or seizing? If the caliper is seized it’ll need to be replaced. Hopefully it’s just the pad seized in the carrier, that’ll be a much smaller issue.  When you got the pads & discs done was anything mentioned?  The passenger side brakes get a tougher time than the drivers side, especially this time year where they’ll be in & out of puddles the whole time. It’s that that causes the seizing, the heating & sudden cooling coupled with the salt that’s on the main roads now.  No nothing mentioned at all, discs and pads replaced without issue. The dosc is a nice light orange colour too. Got home from work yesterday evening and having noticed something wrong on the way home, had a look. I could feel the heat off the disc when i put my hand just outside the alloy. All the others were grand. No choice but to drive to work early this morning. Took it handy in and checked the wheel again, and no heat off it whatsoever and I did t notice anything wrong on the way in. I’d keep an eye on it for the moment, keep checking the way you’ve described, don’t physically touch the disc and if it’s happening again get it checked.  It’s being brought on by the sh*te weather of late

Cheers. Apart from getting home from work today and in and home tomorrow, any journeys i make will be very short on my days off but ill keep checking anyway and cross most of my fingers its resolves itself.

9fingers wrote: 50%lesssugar&salt wrote: 9fingers wrote: 50%lesssugar&salt wrote: Hi lads, Failed the NCT due to a rear axle imbalance. Was way outside the 30%. Is it likely to be a faulty shock absorber? If so, is it best to get both sides done? Planning on bringing it to garage next week but looking for an idea of what to expect.  I’m presuming you failed the suspension test, if so it’s 99% shock absorbers and yeah you should always replace both of em.  Thanks 9fingers. Yes, you are correct. Is replacing the shock absorbers a big job? Have air suspension (mercedes c class) so I would imagine that makes it more difficult to get at them.  Ah ok, not as straight forward, If it’s a 2016/7 model bring it back to Merc, it could be a case of reprogramming the suspension module as opposed to replace the suspension strut

Cool. Thanks 9fingers. Will bring it for a Mercedes service in the summer and will mention it to them then. I take it there is no adverse impact to the car of leaving it until then. The air suspension is great but does complicate things. 

9fingers wrote: 50%lesssugar&salt wrote: Cool. Thanks 9fingers. Will bring it for a Mercedes service in the summer and will mention it to them then. I take it there is no adverse impact to the car of leaving it until then. The air suspension is great but does complicate things.  Not at all, and the car I’m sure is 99% perfect to drive. It’s just one of those things

@Horsebox - I'm buying an Octavia VRS tomorrow, anything I should be looking out for!!!

My oulfella has had Octavia's since 2003 and they've never given him hassle (1st car lasted over 10 years, he's driving his 2nd one for the past 3 years)

horsebox wrote: Don't bother.  I've basically got a 152 car that is deemed unfixble. I've taken the car back and paid a lot of $$ for nothing.