Just passed an MOT, brakes fine but occasionally the brakes fail and a strong irregular thumping / clunking can be felt through the brake pedal and I have to take my foot off and re-apply then they work. Had the pads and discs checked and front replaced a couple of thousand miles ago.
Going out now to take the wheels off and try to recognise the abs sensors & clean.
Any suggestions appreciated
Tom
Help ! brakes fail intermittently judder felt
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tomcourtney
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Re: Help ! brakes fail intermittently judder felt
Check the toothed ABS cog which is apparently behind the wheel hub
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Cheers , all togged up now gainst the cold, going out now to check it, hope I find it , sounds logical.....
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Both toothed cogs are loose, are they supposed to be complete as I can seperate them ie. they are not complete rings if you know what I mean?
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Re: Help ! brakes fail intermittently judder felt
Both front abs toothed cogs are broken, I'm told you can't just replace these , you need to replace the drive shaft. Is this correct?
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Re: Help ! brakes fail intermittently judder felt
Mine had a driveshaft replaced by the stealer before I got it for this reason, but if you look at this post, it looks like people have had some success 'patching then up'
2002 HDi 2.2 Exec Estate, (2008-12) (wonderful)
2003 HDi 2.2 6-speed Exec Estate (2012-19) (also a gem)
2009 Citroen C5 2.0 HDi VTR+ Estate (godawful heap)
2008 BMW E91 330i touring (great fun - murdered by a reversing SUV)
2007 BMW E91 325i touring (slower smoother quieter)
2003 HDi 2.2 6-speed Exec Estate (2012-19) (also a gem)
2009 Citroen C5 2.0 HDi VTR+ Estate (godawful heap)
2008 BMW E91 330i touring (great fun - murdered by a reversing SUV)
2007 BMW E91 325i touring (slower smoother quieter)
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tomcourtney
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Re: Help ! brakes fail intermittently judder felt
Driveshafts must be replaced as cog not available as a seperate part,
Thanks doglife, like the option of repair in the other thread, worth a couple of hours with a wire brush and strong glue. Will have to investigate best glue.
Dealer £290 each plus fitting..
Parts place £154 each plus fitting
Scrap yard £35 each delivered next day (6 Mths guarantee) plus fitting
Local one man garage estimated £120 to fit.
Tom
Thanks doglife, like the option of repair in the other thread, worth a couple of hours with a wire brush and strong glue. Will have to investigate best glue.
Dealer £290 each plus fitting..
Parts place £154 each plus fitting
Scrap yard £35 each delivered next day (6 Mths guarantee) plus fitting
Local one man garage estimated £120 to fit.
Tom
Re: Help ! brakes fail intermittently judder felt
Are the ABS rings not fitted to the CV joints?
CV joints are a lot cheaper than a full driveshaft.
CV joints are a lot cheaper than a full driveshaft.
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Re: Help ! brakes fail intermittently judder felt
Definitely on the drive shaft, confirmed with dealer abs cog & drive shaft are sold as one....
Re: Help ! brakes fail intermittently judder felt
Yes they are only sold complete by the dealer but CV joints are sold seperatley elsewhere, I got mine if e-bay.tomcourtney wrote:Definitely on the drive shaft, confirmed with dealer abs cog & drive shaft are sold as one....
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Outer-CV-Joint-Ci ... dZViewItem
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