This has been a very ongoing problem, the car in general is a heap of cr*p, I bought it new and almost from the day the warranty expired bits began to disintegrate and fall off it, if I could possibly afford to change it for another I would but I can't and so I tolerate it's
So, the brakes: for years now they have been 'binding' causing the offside disc to heat up to a point beyond safety and requiring that I stop every 50 miles or so to let them cool off.....very convenient!
Numerous mechanics have tried but failed to diagnose and fix the problem but none could and as a consequence my braking system had been hung together in some form of working by various 'modifications', the main of which was to back the callipers off and hold the bolts in with loctite....hmmm, I know, not entirely satisfactory but it was the best anyone could do until now!
Finally I found a mechanic that really seems to know his stuff and noticed that the hub was very slightly bent, hence the binding. It had been bent it seems when a bearing was replaced 3 years ago by another mechanic but the less said about that the better (grrrr).
Of course one can't have just the hub replaced,that would be way too straightforward, one has instead to purchase and have fitted a whole new leg (how did I know it wasn't going to be cheap?) but at last today the job was done and at a relatively acceptable price. There is still more work to be undertaken, the gear box has 'issues' and one or two other things need attention but after years of driving along almost expecting my brakes to fail at a moments notice, I can heave a small sigh of relief safe now in the knowledge that if I hit the pedal it will actually connect with the brakes and will then disconnect again when I remove my foot from said pedal!
Er.....famous last words?
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