I've just had to have rear brake drums, shoes, cylinders, wheel bearings replaced on a 69 Reg Fabia with only 44,000 on the clock.  Just wondering if it is normal to require all of this?

Thanks loads.

3 hours ago, ScottieSkoda said:

Just wondering if it is normal to require all of this?

No.

What symptoms did the car have?

 

I have a 2016 Fabia at 86K miles on original brakes and bearings all round.

Although I do have rear disks and pads, not drums.

 

I also have a 2009 Fiat Panda at 137K miles on original rear shoes, drums and bearings, but I have changed the wheel cylinders.

 

Thanks.  AG Falco.

 

 

They saw you coming by the looks of it

46 minutes ago, AGFalco said:

No.

What symptoms did the car have?

 

I have a 2016 Fabia at 86K miles on original brakes and bearings all round.

Although I do have rear disks and pads, not drums.

 

I also have a 2009 Fiat Panda at 137K miles on original rear shoes, drums and bearings, but I have changed the wheel cylinders.

 

Thanks.  AG Falco.

 

 

Handbrake hadn't been holding since last Aug - car still within saleroom 1 yr warrantee but they didn't want to look at it as they had just replaced a front shock absorber on the warrantee.  KwifFit tweeked it which helped a bit.  Since Dec, even although I park in gear with hanbrake off, the rear brakes were sticking when I tried to move off.   Within the last two weeks, the foot brake was crunching and much harder to get to work.  KwikFit found leaking brake fluid and were hoping the bearings hadn't been damaged, but they were.  Brakes passed MOT last August and had been checked in July service.   A bit of a mystery...  Footbrake and handbrake now working extremely well, but after shelling out £988 I would hope so.  No warning light came up on dash, apparently no sensor attached to rear brakes.  That's bonkers!  Thanks for your interest.

They are very common for the shoes to stick to the drum. Brake dust and moisture causes it then the vehicle has been standing for a while. Maybe the cylinders were leaking but as for the bearings they probably got you on that one.

22 hours ago, ScottieSkoda said:

apparently no sensor attached to rear brakes

Or Fronts. 

 

Dry the rear brakes off before you park at the end of a journey.

Drive forward first after you have started the car.

Both can help the rear brakes not to stick on.

 

Thanks.  AG Falco