[techtalk] Re: OT: What's everyone driving?
- From: Andrew Davidson <andrew@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 15:10:47 +0000
At 14:50 21/03/2004, you wrote:
>Thats another solution to look at although I'm beginning to think
>there is more than one fault causing it. The yellow EMU light briefly
>comes on & then goes off occassionally, particularly when my foot is off
>the throttle going downhill
Don't take your foot off the throttle - problem solved :)
>Yes its got discs. I think its caused by the adjusters because it
>starts squeaking when the pads are half worn. A new set of pads cures
>the squeak. The local Vauxhall dealer told me they haven't heard of
>brake noise problems which I know is bull****, its common with Astras
>& Zaffiras.
Squeaking brakes are a Vauxhall trademark, in my opinion. Two Astras and
two Corsas owned by the guys at work all have squeaking brakes. The rear
drums in mine tend to soot up and get a bit rowdy on occasions. Even the
1983 Chevette my mum used to have had squeaking brakes.
The discs squeeking is probably to do with the lack of anti-squeal
shims. Most manufacturers put in a shim of bronze/copper type stuff
between the pot and the pad, which cuts down the noise. Vauxhall don't
appear to do so.
I wouldn't trust Vauxhall dealers at all to be honest. The one-man-band
mechanic our family has used for years does a much better job. He
specialises in Vauxhall and Ford - he's big into his rallying, and builds
rally cars from body shell up. My car goes there now that the warranty is
up. The car never went better since he serviced it.
Andrew
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