Borat

right nice one i will check that. Do you have to do anything with the load sensor as the large spring does seem to be very loose even under load?? has got owt to do with it??

Evening ladies and gents, I could do with your help. Replaced all the pads and discs on the corrado (2.0) 16v about 3 months ago and the mechanic recommended that i bleed the brakes. So i did in the way that they described. However, bled them and had a few problems in that most of the time the pedal would not go all the way down. Now, that the pedal does go all the way the brake pedal is really light and there is no pressure and thus no brakes. We thought that it may be a nackered master cylinder but not sure?? happened to anyone? what do ya think?? Cheers guys Borat :cry:

well i managed to get some of the springs off the granada and it fits on and the brakes are back to normal. thanks for that coullstar that saved me a packet, considering i half inched them. :D

do the mk4 go straight on without any mods? but i will try the unseizing process. thanks alot guys :lol:

nice one dude. I spoke to a breaker earlier today and he said the same thing but you can move the caliper arm ok. its a little stiff but the spring is not quite pulling it back far enough. The caliper arm moves the full range but not with the spring on. I will try :lol:

:( Afternoon guys. I have a problem that i really need to sort out ASAP. My drivers side rear handbrake spring on the caliper has lost its tension, and therefore is causing the handbrake to remain on partially...enough to make the wheels smoke. As i only need the spring where could i get one from as VW say i have to buy a whole new caliper at £90 just for that spring. If anybody has or knows of a good spares place i could phone please help. Kind regards Chris :oops:

have you pumped the break pedal upto 30-40 times and then tried it????

well i am having a samilar problem. I took the C into the garage for new rear pads and discs and when i left the handbrake was much better and i thought great. but now there seems to be a burning smell coming from the drivers side rear wheel. They said that i had a "lazy" caliper in that it is not releasing. Anything i can do or is it simply a new caliper???

oh dear!!! well where are these bushes and bearings located and have you got any idea of what sort of price they are and would a MK II fan work??? cheers people

cheers Gav thanks mate i will get that sorted cos i think my rear left wheel is wering so it needs sorting. May as well do the lot Cheers mate :wink:

I have just had the same problem with mine. On the top of the expansion tank there is a connector that pullsoff. To eliminate whether its the tank or the wiring do the following: 1) Obtain a small peice of wire and "BRIDGE" the connector and see if the light still comes on, ensuring its taped up well not to cause a short. If it doesn't then the probes in the tank are faulty, as these splay out and no longer penertrate low enough into the water therefore, it things there is no water in the tank. If it still comes on (ensure bridge is patent) then it could be a wiring fault. I did this on mine and ran it for a couple of weeks while continuing to check the water level, and the light neve came on. reattached the connector on top of the tank and its been spot on ever since. Try it All the best BORAT :D

Whilst on the subject of back brakes and discs, i am looking at replacing mine, so i went to speak to VW Audi specialist and they said that when replacing the brakes you need either swap the bearings over or replace them with new ones. I thought that this was a little strange but not being a true mechanic what do you guys think?? Cheers :roll:

talking of throttle cables mine seems to be sticking all the time and no matter what i do i can never set it up so that i achieve full opening of the butterfly and at the same time have a nice feeling pedal. Instead it feels heavy (have to push hard) and/or sticks (released by pulling the pedal backwards :x . So i am riding around losing power cos i can't put me foot down...gutted. by the way its a new cable so there should be no fraying on the inside. HELP :|

just gooing off the subject a little, but my electric windows seem to be sticking a little, but this may be just an old wsitch and a new one may be required. but the main issue is that my passenger windows rattles like mad. I have had the door to bits to see if its any part of the mechanism, and it all seems in order. Put the thing back and the minute i get in the car and fire up the engine it rattles.....driving me mad!!!!! Any Ideas??? :x