Honda brakes

benham3160

harveybobbles wrote: »

Yes. Clutches dont fail on their own.

I'll send you some pictures tomorrow, I've got a brilliant example of a contaminated clutch at the moment.

Have you ever thought a friction part can just "wear out?"

For a "motor dealer" you do spout some rather spurious things.

Regards,
Andy

harveybobbles

Well in 15 years of being in the trade (with a gearbox garage attatched) I've never come across a clutch that has failed on its own. It has always failed due to driver abuse...

benham3160

harveybobbles wrote: »

Well in 15 years of being in the trade (with a gearbox garage attatched) I've never come across a clutch that has failed on its own. It has always failed due to driver abuse...

Where is this "gearbox garage?" I want to give them a call tomorrow morning and run through some symptoms with them

I think you talk a lot of nonsense to be honest.

Regards,
Andy

bigjl

My record for a set or rear pads and discs was well over a hundred thousand miles, when it was rear shoes and drums they would pretty much last the lifetime of the car.

If my pads wore out at 9000 miles then I would suspect incorrect fitment, did they clean up the hub and check the runout when replacing, or as said the caliper must have partially siezed.

One reason why I like to do my own disc and pads, apart from when the handbrake is part of the caliper when I would rather pay somebody to do it.

My Mondeo Tdci was on the original rear discs and pads till just past 110k, but when my handbrake cables siezed I decided to change them, though when they were off it was discovered that the pads still had a fair bit of life left, though the discs where a bit past it.

I must admit if a main dealer had done all the servicing and they had fitted new discs and pads that lasted 9000 miles I would have contacted Honda themselves if the dealer was unwilling to pay a large chunk of the bill. They appear to have given you some discount which is reasonable, chalk it up to experience.



Though I did have a Toledo TDi that needed a new rear caliper and discs/pads at 35k, due to a siezed rear caliper, though I just got a mate that worked for the VW to change them for me, the car was only 5 months old, and it was a common fault on the Golf/Octavia/A3 that used the same caliper.

Plenty of copper grease was applied that time though, never happened again till I got rid over 100k later.

As Forrest Gump said " It happens"

C_Mababejive

harveybobbles wrote: »

Well in 15 years of being in the trade (with a gearbox garage attatched) I've never come across a clutch that has failed on its own. It has always failed due to driver abuse...

Agreed..you only have to observe drivers at traffic lights. They all do it..from nissan micra drivers to 38 ton tractor unit drivers holding a massive load on a clutch.

harveybobbles

Often on test drives people tell me how much of a good driver they are..... and yet rest their left foot on the clutch or hold the car on the clutch at lights.

There should be a warning buzzer for the clutch. Or 1000volts thru the drivers seat.