Are rear brake discs with hairline cracks on the surface a MoT failure?
discs are greater than minimum thickness and more than 10mm on the pads..... I don't mind replacing the discs, but would have to replace the pads as well.... :-(
If a tester's failed them, would you bet your life on him being wrong?
*If* they are only surface cracks, then the makers may say the discs can be machined. On the other hand, machining will probably cost almost as much as replacing them, and if the cracks turn out to be not just surface crazing, you'll need new discs anyway.
Not me personally, but I know someone who had a track rod end so worn that it dropped apart when turning. He pushed it back together and tied string around it in a neat bow...
Oh, and a friend had a car with a wire spoked steering wheel. The spokes came loose in the rim of the wheel, so when moving the wheel at low speed he had to turn it by the spokes so the rim didn't fall off. The same car had a failed front door lock, and would have flapped in the breeze, apart from having a tow-rope tying the door pulls together.
Entry was gained from the rear doors, then by climbing over the front seats, avoiding castration from the rope, and being careful not to use the failing steering wheel for support.
There is a simple cheap fix, change the discs and keep the old pads. In a few weeks the part worn old pads will fit the grooves in the new discs perfectly.
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