The use of emery to get the pads parallel worked - passed the MOT and back on the road. The us eo fthe adhesive backed emery is good to get quick results. Many vehicles must have some wear and tear or even ground discs which would give rise to additional clearance with the pads touching at the tips....

The original reason that I had to replace the handbrake pads was that I could not get the handbrake to hold properly when making an adjustment on the offside when tarting them up, when I got to the nearside there was no pad on the inside! -it had sheared off although I do not stop the car with the h...

Following the discussion re handbrakes. My mk2 needed new pads just before the MOT due to one pad shearing from its back plate. The car failed on the handbrake even though it had new pads. I am in the middle of looking at it and I believe that as my discs are worn a bit, but still flat and parallel,...

Just joined the forum so you may have solved it by now. When you say "pipes are good" is that the rubber hose as I am told that the metal pipes across the rear of the engine canget furred up. I am about to gve my system the once over as the heater is fairly pathetic and the metal pipes is one thing ...