Hi all,
I've a 92 Peugeot 205 GTI 1.6 and I seem to keep getting the same old problem with my front brakes. I only do about 3000 miles a year ( at the most ) and each MOT my car fails on brakes binding. This is despite me moving it often to stop the brakes binding on. I also now leave it in gear instead of the handbrake being on.
Heres my problem, the MOT before my last one ( 1 week ago ) my car failed on the brakes binding to an excess... so I had new discs, calipers, pads, the hoses where changed as they were flexing a little, and the rear drums were cleaned up a bit and the handbrake adjusted. It was fine, went through the MOT no problems. This year it failed on the same thing, front left disc binding, right rear drum binding, so this time I cleaned the rear drum out, that was ok, and done a little left foot braking whilst going along to clean up the disc, I also cleaned it out with some spray brake cleaner. Well it passed again no problems... But when I went on a 20 mile drive I noticed the car was pulling to the left, and when I pressed the brake pedal it as good as steered off the road. I pulled over to find the left front brake was VERY hot and the right one you could touch and it was cold... now this is the same problem I had before when I had the whole lot changed.... I was wondering if its the left caliper sticking, despite having done less than 3000 miles from new ? or could it be something else.
What I have thought about doing is fitting bigger discs and new calipers.. I have 15" wheels but could go bigger ? If I wanted to fit bigger discs etc what would I need as theres no info on the 1.6... its all about the 1.9...?
Thanks for any info !