Different tire pressure
- Check cold tire pressure
Uneven tire wear
- Change tires
Brake pads are oily, hardened or unevenly worn
- Replace pads
Dirty or rusted brake caliper guide pins
- Clean the guide pins
The pistons in the brake calipers or in the working brake cylinders have rusted.
- Run out or replace pistons
Brake pads do not fit properly on the drum
- Check pad position or install new brake pads
Brake discs have deep grooves or have become too thin
- Replace brake discs
The brake drum has acquired an oval shape
- Turn or replace the brake drum
Swollen brake hoses
- Replace hoses
Screeching brakes
Wrong pad type
- Install the required pad type
Dust and dirt ingress into disc or drum brakes
- Remove pads and remove dirt
Dirty or rusted brake caliper guide pins
- Clean the guide pins
Rusted pistons in brake calipers or working brake cylinders
- Run out or replace pistons
Brake discs have deep grooves or have become too thin
- Replace brake discs
The brake drum has acquired an oval shape
- Turn or replace the brake drum
Brakes vibrate and lock up
Rusted pistons in the brake calipers or in the working brake cylinders.
- Run out or replace pistons
Rivets protrude on lining
- Replace pads
The brake drum has acquired an oval shape
- Turn or replace the brake drum
Weakened return springs on the brake pads.
- Replace springs
Brake disc runout
- Replace disc
Deep risks on the brake disc
- Replace brake disc
One or all brake mechanisms are heated
Compensation hole in the master cylinder clogged
- Clean the brakes
There is no free play between the pusher and the piston of the main brake cylinder
- Adjust free play
Rusted brake caliper
- Repair the caliper
Parking brake not fully released
- Check parking brake cable
Return spring broken (drum brake)
- Replace return spring
Increased brake pedal travel. Pedal springs when pressed
Air in the brake system
- Bleed air from brake system
Leakage of the brake system
- Check the tightness of the system
Master cylinder defect
- Replace brake master cylinder
When the brakes are heavily loaded, air bubbles form in the brake fluid
- Change brake fluid
Rusted pistons in the brake calipers or in the working brake cylinders.
- Run out or replace pistons
Poor brake action with enough effort on the brake pedal
If the brake pedal travel is normal, then the brake linings are oiled or hardened
- Replace pads
If the brake pedal travel is short, then there is a defect in the brake booster
- Check brake booster
If the brake pedal stroke is long, one of the brake circuits is not working due to leaks
- Check brake booster and replace defective parts
The action of the hand brake is weak or one-sided
Handbrake cable rusty
- Replace cable
Defective handbrake adjustment mechanism
- Check the mechanism
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