Laptop to change brake pads?

[zx9]

I wonder how many customers really wanted that self-locking feature.

You can enable / disable auto locking (if available) very easily in VCDS for VW Audi etc.

 

[julianthegypsy]

Hi, There's a thread on another forum I use, of a breakdown recovery guy and he relates some of the breakdowns he has. Electric handbrakes usually fail in the on position and 90 per cent of the time he ends up attacking it with a hammer and chisel and recover it to the main stealer or customers garage of choice, or as said a suspended rear tow.

Some of the problem is manufacturers put these computers in the car for the engine management but they have more capacity than is used, so they keep adding other gimmicks to use this spare capacity usually things that are not essential but look bright and shiny for the gullible.

Colin

And they use the same ECU to do multiple tasks, instead of discrete systems. This is the biggest problem in my view as any faultin the ECU can make the car do crazy things. A friend of mine was driving a Fendt tractor along the road, flicked a switch to set the transmission to auto speed control (Fendt have a variety of operating modes for the transmission depending what your doing) and the next thing he knew he was smashing his head on the dash because it had dropped the front end loader, which had spikes on it, straight into the tarmac. Very nasty, and begs the question, why on earth would you need to hook a hydraulically controlled loader to the ECU in the first place?

 

[rikrobson]

put the parking brake into service mode before doing the job, ign on, press/hold foot brake, press/hold park brake switch, yellow warning flashes on dash-sorted.
Chock front wheels,,let handbrake off,,change pads on both sides,,then pump brake pedal right up BEFORE engaging leccy handbrake,

this is from the insignia forum

 

[CKJDJK]

On the Toyota avensis if the elec hand brake unit fails there is a manual wind off in the left boot well. Unwind with an allen key. Takes forever. Not sure if used to replace pads if the unit can be wound back on again though. New unit is about £1400 fitted and keyed into the ECU By main dealer.

 

[optima21]

always makes me wonder about new cars when you compare the handbook to old cars, this is a page from the drivers handbook from 1968 of a Triumph Herald (not a repair manual). and it gives the instruction of how to adjust the brakes. the manual is A5 sized and 72 pages, and also includes maintaining and servicing the car..... if only that went into that detail for the moderns

 

[Rudi McAnichal]

.....this is a page from the drivers handbook from 1968 of a Triumph Herald.....

Agree entirely with your sentiments. But I don't think the Herald handbook had any advice on how to weld in new chassis outriggers, which might have come in handy.

 

[colnerov]

The difference is now they don't want you working on your car, they want you to bring it to them so they can charge you. Owners are a lot more savvy about doing a deal to buy it in the first place and screw them down on the profit. So they need to make that up from servicing and repairs.

 

[daleyd]

Probably also to do with the fact that loads of stuff needed doing/checking every 5000 miles.

 

[Pete.]

You guys need to drag yourselves into the modern age. I don't hear anyone hankering for points ignition or wooden spoked wheels

 

[colnerov]

You guys need to drag yourselves into the modern age. I don't hear anyone hankering for points ignition or wooden spoked wheels

We're not being dragged, we're being pushed at speed into it.

 

[Justme]

Most cars don't have one...they have several
Mine has
ECM - Engine control module, also holds key details
CIM - Column interface module - holds second set of key details (replace ECM or CIM the data will sync from the other...replace both at the same time....new keys time) as well as stuff to do with steering column
EHPS - Electro Hydraulic Power Steering
UEC - Underhood Electrical Centre - under bonnet fusebox with a bit of intelligence added to look for excessive voltage drop etc
REC - Rear Electrical Centre - Fusebox in back of car, rear lighting, towbar etc
BCM - Body Control Module - interior lights, ventilation etc etc etc
SRS - airbags etc..
EHU - Entertainment head unit - tuner and "brains" of the stereo
ICM - Infotainment control module - stereo display and controls
ABS
Traction Control
and there is probably more I'm forgetting....

So you have a Vauxhall lol.

 

[AndyStobbs]

You can get more than 20mpg, walk away from a crash that would've killed you, avoid crashing in the first place.

 

[AndyStobbs]

In the last 20 years I have had one car 'accident'.

Someone reversed into my car while I was stationary - I can't see any electronic 'aids' preventing that...

I get more than 20mpg.

I have never had a car with ABS, TC, ESC or any other 'safety' acronym and I'm still alive.

Am I magick?

Ooooh prize for you. I thought perhaps we were talking in general terms unless you the only person with a car.

 

[Maker]

Someone reversed into my car while I was stationary - I can't see any electronic 'aids' preventing that...

What about if their car had reversing alarms/sensors?

 

[NickyEng]

I've done rear pads on insignia no electronic gear needed at all. It's straight forward and simply wind pistons back in as normal

Yep I have done rear pads and discs on an insignia too for a girl in the marina , no special gear was needed - just brute force and ignorance as normal

 

[daleyd]

Yep I have done rear pads and discs on an insignia too for a girl in the marina , no special gear was needed - just brute force and ignorance as normal

A Morris marina nick? No electronic brakes on them badgers pal

 

[NickyEng]

A Morris marina nick? No electronic brakes on them badgers pal

What badger? It was only the car I was servicing

 

[daleyd]

What badger? It was only the car I was servicing

Sorry mate thought you were talking about your neighbour for a moment.....

 

[NickyEng]

The queue was hell of a long for her. 2 1/2 guys didn't come back out alive, they passed the" point of no return " her "Event Horizon"

 

[Robotstar5]

I am ignorant about the technology, so please educate me. If an electric handbrake goes wrong, does it lock “on” leaving the car immobile, or does it remain “off” so that you cannot safely park on a slope or change a wheel?
Is there any sort of manual over-ride control?
In the event of an electrical failure, can the car be towed home?

Modern Land Rovers have an emergency release which mechanically releases the brakes, but once used it is a dealer job to reset