Bendix brakes

Newbie Joined: 25 Jun 2006 Posts: 18

Have read a few posts in tech forum concerning bendix brakes, just wondered if im being paranoid or should i worry ?

when i start the car they click away for ages

occasionally when in traffic they start to click again

after heavy braking some times they click

Is this normal ?

Do they really just pack up with no notice as one post suggested ?

I am picking up a company car tomorrow, so the 19 can come off the road for a while to get sorted rather than having to do running repairs as i did need it to get to work on a daily basis, so please any comments or ideas would be helpful

Paul

Newbie Joined: 25 Jun 2006 Posts: 18

forgot to mention the ABS system itself seems to work perfercty, even though sometimes the ABS light doesnt go out.

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

the click is it pumping back up to pressure

Newbie Joined: 25 Jun 2006 Posts: 18

So i guess it is normal for it to be doing all that clicking then bbracer.
Was getting a bit nervous about the brakes going on me, was thinking about replacing the system.

Thanks

Paul

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

on the hatch the ABS before I removed it had th elight on all the time., took abotu 30 brake presses to get the pump on again. You turned it on and it pumped for 3 or so seconds and would not come on again for a good 5 - 10 or so miles of traffic light driving.

And yes you can one day be going down the motorway see traffic stopped hit the brakes and nothing happens.

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 731

I'm having a similar problem this week on the ph1 hatch. Used to be that you turn on the ignition and the pump makes noise for a couple of seconds then cuts out. Just this morning the noise didn't stop for whatever reason, ever so slightly worried about it being the brakes and all.

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

pump it first by foot then turn it on