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well i got the car back. the 150,000 mile old shoe fell off in the drum. The best case scenario really. well its drums all the way for me from now on. Discs look cooler tho......................i see i raised some eyebrows with my bold statement about how the d8 is a bit dated and unstylish. sorry :...

Well I joined servicebox, but due to the fact that the machine is 20 miles away being fixed, I cant get to the vin number. Anyways, thanks steve I'll stick to the ugly drums for now as a result of your advice on all the stuff that has to be changed. IMO, the 406 is a big car and should never have be...

Thanks for all your helpful suggestions on what to do for my drum brake problem I am now thinking of converting to disc brakes altogether as i will have to spend a fortune on new drum shoes cables etc etc. My uncles d9 110 has disc brakes and it stops like anything! Mine wasn't so good and neither i...

teamster1975 wrote:I had similar symptoms and the handbrake shoes had disintegrated; the friction material had actually come off the shoe and was flapping around inside the drum.

That sounds like it could be the problem alright. did u notice poor braking response too?

Hello, I'm relatively new here. My puggy pug's brakes are fecked at the back i think The symptoms are: - Handbrake going all the way to the top with little pressure - I can drive freely around with the handbrake on, with just a small bit of effect - There's a strange dragging sound coming from the b...

Same thing happened me last week in my hdi 90. Happened a few times in a short space of time. Its obviously a vital function for safety so I decided to bring it to main dealer who plugged her into diagnostics. Came up as normal. SPOOKY!! :shock: Hasn't happened since. To reset the ABS and the ECU. P...