uneven pad wear plus wierd brake problem
06-02-2007, 03:59 PM
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uneven pad wear plus wierd brake problem
i know pads hardly ever wear evenly but ive just took these off the back of the vectra 
one over active piston or what lol
one over active piston or what lol
06-02-2007, 04:49 PM
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Check and make sure the caliper is as clean as you can get it where the pads fit into and slide inside the caliper.
Any build up of rust or grime etc will cause the pad to stick and not slide back and fore as it should do, this will then make the brakes bind slightly causing the uneven pad wear you have described
Fitted a set of rear pads in my cousins vectra few month ago and had to do it outside in the rain so didnt spend to much time cleaning up inside the caliper and just put plenty of copper slip on the pads and whacked them in, came back about 6 weeks later with one side down to the metal
Spent a bit more time cleaning up inside the calipers this time and its noe spot on.
You can tell by the pads in the right of the pic that they have been binding as they have gone all scorched looking !
Any build up of rust or grime etc will cause the pad to stick and not slide back and fore as it should do, this will then make the brakes bind slightly causing the uneven pad wear you have described
Fitted a set of rear pads in my cousins vectra few month ago and had to do it outside in the rain so didnt spend to much time cleaning up inside the caliper and just put plenty of copper slip on the pads and whacked them in, came back about 6 weeks later with one side down to the metal
Spent a bit more time cleaning up inside the calipers this time and its noe spot on.
You can tell by the pads in the right of the pic that they have been binding as they have gone all scorched looking !
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06-02-2007, 05:51 PM
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Thats a lie - there is a lot wrong with wrectras! Mine did a box and an engine in one year of ownership! Happened morning we were going to travel to nat day too of all times! lol Did the HG week it was getting traded in, and rear collapsed at 2am on my way into Aberdeen one night
Shocking shocking thing
Happened morning we were going to travel to nat day too of all times! lol Did the HG week it was getting traded in, and rear collapsed at 2am on my way into Aberdeen one night Shocking shocking thing
06-02-2007, 05:57 PM
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My pals has done 2 CV joints on the same side in 2 weeks
back brakes - innop
Front pass side caliper - bottom bolt missing (we wondered why the wheel locked up in reverse altho that's due to poor mechanic rather than the car itself
rear wishbone bushes, gone.
windows take about 10 attempts to go down
its a great car
back brakes - innop
Front pass side caliper - bottom bolt missing (we wondered why the wheel locked up in reverse
altho that's due to poor mechanic rather than the car itselfrear wishbone bushes, gone.
windows take about 10 attempts to go down
its a great car
06-02-2007, 06:01 PM
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OK I'll give you that - they must have as they still sell em!
The nastiness of the car had no bounds though. One friend ripped the rear view mirror off as he was so appauled by even being in a vectra. The car only paid him back by splitting the windscreen! ... Well I wasn't paying!
One good thing - it never used tyres - think the contact patch was 1mm square lol Well thats how it felt, I loved it just floated around like a flying saucer and no one was ever going to win in a lane fight Well especially after NeilS on here scraped "this way up" on the passanger door
The nastiness of the car had no bounds though. One friend ripped the rear view mirror off as he was so appauled by even being in a vectra. The car only paid him back by splitting the windscreen!
... Well I wasn't paying! One good thing - it never used tyres - think the contact patch was 1mm square lol Well thats how it felt, I loved it just floated around like a flying saucer and no one was ever going to win in a lane fight
Well especially after NeilS on here scraped "this way up" on the passanger door
06-02-2007, 06:13 PM
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No it wasnt! When the engine fell out that the drunk at the scrappys put in for me, we put cossy headbolts in where the others loose ones had fallen out! Way way too good for that car even if they were used!
Way way too good for that car even if they were used!
06-02-2007, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
you find with any old car thats " cheep " they are poorly maintained and will go wrong. look after it and it will do to you..
btw what one , engine have you gone for ????
06-02-2007, 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
you find with any old car thats " cheep " they are poorly maintained and will go wrong. look after it and it will do to you..
btw what one , engine have you gone for ????
06-02-2007, 11:34 PM
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i cleaned everything as much as i could be arsed in the freezing cold, so not a great deal lol
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dennis, off side rear outer pad
all pistons felt to have same resistance and all pads came out without any agro or beatings!
i cant find owt "wrong" with vectras tbh
ive done over 50k in it in 3 years and spent nowt (other than oil and filter changes etc) on it apart from change the tyres
does 45mpg in proper shite commuting traffic
got to love trusty workhorse turbodervs lol
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how many pistons does each caliper have? 
dennis, off side rear outer pad
all pistons felt to have same resistance and all pads came out without any agro or beatings!
i cant find owt "wrong" with vectras tbh
ive done over 50k in it in 3 years and spent nowt (other than oil and filter changes etc) on it apart from change the tyres
does 45mpg in proper shite commuting traffic
got to love trusty workhorse turbodervs lol
07-02-2007, 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by DENNIS
Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
you find with any old car thats " cheep " they are poorly maintained and will go wrong. look after it and it will do to you..
btw what one , engine have you gone for ????
im not talking used ones either
07-02-2007, 02:40 AM
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I had a vectra for the day when my focus was serviced, Nice car to drive but very dull. I dont kill my focus but i dont drive slow, And in the vectra it was a pig. But i think if you dont want it for speed etc there ok. 
07-02-2007, 05:24 AM
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I had a vectra for the day when my focus was serviced, Nice car to drive but very dull. I dont kill my focus but i dont drive slow, And in the vectra it was a pig. But i think if you dont want it for speed etc there ok.
the vectra is the day to day car.
07-02-2007, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
Originally Posted by DENNIS
Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
you find with any old car thats " cheep " they are poorly maintained and will go wrong. look after it and it will do to you..
btw what one , engine have you gone for ????
nice trim ( alll the toys !!! )
07-02-2007, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt
i cleaned everything as much as i could be arsed in the freezing cold, so not a great deal lol
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dennis, off side rear outer pad
all pistons felt to have same resistance and all pads came out without any agro or beatings!
i cant find owt "wrong" with vectras tbh
ive done over 50k in it in 3 years and spent nowt (other than oil and filter changes etc) on it apart from change the tyres
does 45mpg in proper shite commuting traffic
got to love trusty workhorse turbodervs lol
Originally Posted by foreigneRS
how many pistons does each caliper have?
dennis, off side rear outer pad
all pistons felt to have same resistance and all pads came out without any agro or beatings!
i cant find owt "wrong" with vectras tbh
ive done over 50k in it in 3 years and spent nowt (other than oil and filter changes etc) on it apart from change the tyres
does 45mpg in proper shite commuting traffic
got to love trusty workhorse turbodervs lol
hmm hard to say with out seeing, make sure all is clean and well lubed with copper grease, and keep an eye on it...
07-02-2007, 09:40 PM
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seems there is a bigger prob with the brakes after all
if i jab the brakes 5 or 6 times and then press the pedal (feels normal) to brake it doesnt hardly brake at all
using the brakes normally it brakes as normal
pedal isnt spongey
fluid is to max
could one of the seals in the master cylinder have gone?
if i jab the brakes 5 or 6 times and then press the pedal (feels normal) to brake it doesnt hardly brake at all
using the brakes normally it brakes as normal
pedal isnt spongey
fluid is to max
could one of the seals in the master cylinder have gone?
07-02-2007, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
Originally Posted by DENNIS
Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
you find with any old car thats " cheep " they are poorly maintained and will go wrong. look after it and it will do to you..
btw what one , engine have you gone for ????
nice trim ( alll the toys !!! )
will keep an eye on them then.
it is a very nice trim.
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seems there is a bigger prob with the brakes after all
if i jab the brakes 5 or 6 times and then press the pedal (feels normal) to brake it doesnt hardly brake at all
using the brakes normally it brakes as normal
pedal isnt spongey
fluid is to max
could one of the seals in the master cylinder have gone?
if i jab the brakes 5 or 6 times and then press the pedal (feels normal) to brake it doesnt hardly brake at all
using the brakes normally it brakes as normal
pedal isnt spongey
fluid is to max
could one of the seals in the master cylinder have gone?
13-02-2007, 05:47 PM
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the servo will only have a reserve of approx 3 - 4 actuation's, it will take approx 20 seconds to re charge the servo.
if it is a diesel, check the vac system is OK....
use a vac gauge on the vac pump , and also on the vac lines, with the engine at idle you should see an instant vac of - 25 psi.
if not this will effect the brake servo efficiency and may be a problem with the vac pump or hoses....
in both petrol and diesel engines check the vac pipe to the servo and the one way valve....
beast of luck, keep me posted.....
if it is a diesel, check the vac system is OK....
use a vac gauge on the vac pump , and also on the vac lines, with the engine at idle you should see an instant vac of - 25 psi.
if not this will effect the brake servo efficiency and may be a problem with the vac pump or hoses....
in both petrol and diesel engines check the vac pipe to the servo and the one way valve....
beast of luck, keep me posted.....
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