205 front brakes

Hi all,

I've a 92 Peugeot 205 GTI 1.6 and I seem to keep getting the same old
problem with my front brakes.
I only do about 3000 miles a year ( at the most ) and each MOT my car fails
on brakes binding. This is despite me moving it often to stop the brakes
binding on. I also now leave it in gear instead of the handbrake being on.

Heres my problem, the MOT before my last one ( 1 week ago ) my car failed on
the brakes binding to an excess... so I had new discs, calipers, pads, the
hoses where changed as they were flexing a little, and the rear drums were
cleaned up a bit and the handbrake adjusted. It was fine, went through the
MOT no problems.
This year it failed on the same thing, front left disc binding, right rear
drum binding, so this time I cleaned the rear drum out, that was ok, and
done a little left foot braking whilst going along to clean up the disc, I
also cleaned it out with some spray brake cleaner. Well it passed again no
problems...
But when I went on a 20 mile drive I noticed the car was pulling to the
left, and when I pressed the brake pedal it as good as steered off the road.
I pulled over to find the left front brake was VERY hot and the right one
you could touch and it was cold... now this is the same problem I had before
when I had the whole lot changed.... I was wondering if its the left caliper
sticking, despite having done less than 3000 miles from new ? or could it be
something else.

What I have thought about doing is fitting bigger discs and new calipers.. I
have 15" wheels but could go bigger ?
If I wanted to fit bigger discs etc what would I need as theres no info on
the 1.6... its all about the 1.9...?

Thanks for any info !

 

Sounds to me that one circuit in the master cylinder is sticking on.
Try a new one, or get it checked out at a garage that knows what it's
doing.

 

Thanks.... you don't mean the whole unit right... you just mean the bit that
sticks out the front with the pipes on ?

 

Yeah I guess that's what you mean! Got three or four pipes to it,
bolted to the servo, and a resevoir full of brake fluid (hopefully) on
top.

 

Thats the fellow... cheers...

I will post an update on it soon ok

Thanks

 

Basic but check that the pads are free to move in the calliper. Then put a
little copper grease on the part of the pad that is in contact with the
calliper on the two ends of the pad backing.
The pads are thrown off the disk as the wheel rotates after braking. It this
does not happen excessive wear will take place as the brake is binding.
Mike

 

Cheers I will check this at the weekend.. Thanks