Wobba
07-02-2009, 22:23
Ok, my car is lowered on coilovers and I recently changed my front discs and pads, and the pads on the rear.
The rear pads were very worn, the fronts, not much wear at all.
Now, all dandy you think...oh, no, this is a CLIO, and is thus cursed.
So, there's me after redoing all my suspension and my brakes, all seems ok...but wait, whats this? When I brake hard it feels like the rears are locking up, and pulling to the right. You see the front of the car dip down under braking and the nose suddenly pointing right. It's not fun in fast corners I tell you!
Today, I refitted my AVO's for the third time in as many weeks (as they broke as well, twice), and removed my aux tank and replaced that too. I assumed it was a caliper on the right locking up, pulling the car right. I took it all apart, made sure the piston was all groovy and reset the pads and ensured the little notch on the back of the pad was in the piston properly. Put it all back together. It's still the same.
Now, it COULD be my bias valve needs adjusting but I don't know if I should tighten, or slacken the lock nut and main nut at the end. I also don't know how seized it is. It feels stiff but moveable. There seems some slack in it tbh.
Now, tomorrow morning I will jack the rear up and have a look at the other caliper on the rear nearside. Is there anything it could obviously be other than this, and which way do I adjust the bias valve for a lowered car?
The rear pads were very worn, the fronts, not much wear at all.
Now, all dandy you think...oh, no, this is a CLIO, and is thus cursed.
So, there's me after redoing all my suspension and my brakes, all seems ok...but wait, whats this? When I brake hard it feels like the rears are locking up, and pulling to the right. You see the front of the car dip down under braking and the nose suddenly pointing right. It's not fun in fast corners I tell you!
Today, I refitted my AVO's for the third time in as many weeks (as they broke as well, twice), and removed my aux tank and replaced that too. I assumed it was a caliper on the right locking up, pulling the car right. I took it all apart, made sure the piston was all groovy and reset the pads and ensured the little notch on the back of the pad was in the piston properly. Put it all back together. It's still the same.
Now, it COULD be my bias valve needs adjusting but I don't know if I should tighten, or slacken the lock nut and main nut at the end. I also don't know how seized it is. It feels stiff but moveable. There seems some slack in it tbh.
Now, tomorrow morning I will jack the rear up and have a look at the other caliper on the rear nearside. Is there anything it could obviously be other than this, and which way do I adjust the bias valve for a lowered car?