Hints & Tips

The Basics

Learning about the braking system will help you to know when you need to get your brakes serviced, and if you’re thinking you’ll be able to do it yourself, unless you can perform brain surgery singlehandedly, a brake service is best left to the experts (like us!).

Let’s start with the main components of your braking system:

Brake Pads

The friction created by your brake pads is how your car comes to a stop

Brake Calipers

These handy things squeeze the brake pads on to the disk and release when you take your foot off the brake pedal

Brake Rotors

These are the things your brake pads clamp down on to stop your car and are, in actual fact, just as important as your brake pads

What to look out for

When you're stepping on your brake pedal, all of these components work together in order to stop your car and making sure they are all in good working order is extremely important to vehicle safety. So, if you’re experiencing any of the following, it would be a reasonable assumption that you should get your brakes looked at by a qualified mechanic:

a burning smell when you stop your car
squealing or grinding noises
pulses in the brake pedal
shaky steering wheel
you need a longer amount of time to stop than usual
your car pulls to one side as you stop
you put your foot to the floor and nothing happens!

Warning signs

If you notice the following, it would be a good idea to have your battery checked:

Dimming headlights and interior lights
Slow engine starting
Vehicle's "check engine" light is on

Inflating your tyres the when, and how.

When?

Your tyre pressure should be checked every month.

How?

Use the information that’s on the inside of your car’s door to get the correct pressure, or just call into your local Brakes + Mechanical Services store and we’ll check them for you for free!

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Hints & Tips

Brakes + Mechanical Services handy hints and tips are here to help you get the best our of your car.

The Basics

Learning about the braking system will help you to know when you need to get your brakes serviced, and if you’re thinking you’ll be able to do it yourself, unless you can perform brain surgery singlehandedly, a brake service is best left to the experts (like us!).

Let’s start with the main components of your braking system:

Brake Pads

The friction created by your brake pads is how your car comes to a stop

Brake Calipers

These handy things squeeze the brake pads on to the disk and release when you take your foot off the brake pedal

Brake Rotors

These are the things your brake pads clamp down on to stop your car and are, in actual fact, just as important as your brake pads

What to look out for

a burning smell when you stop your car

squealing or grinding noises

pulses in the brake pedal

shaky steering wheel

you need a longer amount of time to stop than usual

your car pulls to one side as you stop

you put your foot to the floor and nothing happens!

Warning signs

If you notice the following, it would be a good idea to have your battery checked:

Dimming headlights and interior lights

Slow engine starting

Vehicle's "check engine" light is on

Inflating your tyres the when, and how.

When?

Your tyre pressure should be checked every month.

How?

Use the information that’s on the inside of your car’s door to get the correct pressure, or just call into your local Brakes + Mechanical Services store and we’ll check them for you for free!

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