johnnybhoy Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I have a 2006 focus zetec tdci with all round disc brakes. The problem I have is after braking repeatedly (in town conditions) the brake pedal becomes firm and I seem to be getting brake drag. The car will still roll but not as freely as it should. The brakes return to normal after parking for a few minutes. Has anyone got any ideas what is wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef123 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I have a 2006 focus zetec tdci with all round disc brakes. The problem I have is after braking repeatedly (in town conditions) the brake pedal becomes firm and I seem to be getting brake drag. The car will still roll but not as freely as it should. The brakes return to normal after parking for a few minutes. Has anyone got any ideas what is wrong. my first thought would be the vacuum pump not being able to keep up, can be quite common on some diesel engined cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybhoy Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 Thanks for your input. I take it the pump helps improve braking, in this case the brakes work ok, it's just that they don't fully release. Although the pedal feels hard, it dosen't take any more effort to stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintalkin Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 it could be a sticking caliper that requires cleaning and some copper grease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybhoy Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share Posted April 26, 2009 The car is booked into the dealers for a check on whether the vacuum non return valve has been replaced.(This should have been done as a ford recall). I will post how how I get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybhoy Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 The car is booked into the dealers for a check on whether the vacuum non return valve has been replaced.(This should have been done as a ford recall). I will post how how I get on. My dealer phoned to say said the car was not on recall but the guy advised checking the connections around the servo. I did this and i got a qtr turn on one of the connections , hey presto no more brakes sticking. On hindsight I won't overlook the obvious in future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef123 Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 My dealer phoned to say said the car was not on recall but the guy advised checking the connections around the servo. I did this and i got a qtr turn on one of the connections , hey presto no more brakes sticking.On hindsight I won't overlook the obvious in future. nice one johnnybhoy, glad to hear it was just a simple loose connection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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