Ok guys so no replies to my other thread so I've spent the day investigating and also reading what feels like every post on here!
So!
Drove car twenty miles home- checked around wheels rear near side wheel is hotter than rest- but not red hot more like hot to touch but not burning- bearing in mind I live on a farm and have to drive through flood water to get to work each day could this be a sticking caliper? Or any ideas? Could this be linked to handbrake not working?
I also checked VCU temperature it was mildly warm- as in metal bit was warmer than cold metal but in no way hot- this is good right? It also looks quite shiny and new which hopefully is also a good thing!
Also I rang garage (well known multi site rip off merchants) as knew they serviced it for me last year and did something on the brakes. Turns out it had new brake drums and shoes on back so thinking it may need break pads on front (for brakes not working fab) although would have thought this would have been mentioned in the mot if they were close?
Which was October? Also apparently on the notes form garage that serviced it (also October) it had a gear box oil leak-this wasn't mentioned to me at any stage until today. This kind of triggered the VCU panic.
So it's going to have to go to the garage now to sort this- hoping its a minor fix firstly because I've been driving it round since October including forty mile round trip commute (gears seem fine!) and also due to post Christmas pennies!
So basically- any ideas about rear wheel? Does VCU sound ok? And any ideas on oil leak? Any north Wales garage recommendations?
All answers much appreciated I will send you cake!
So!
Drove car twenty miles home- checked around wheels rear near side wheel is hotter than rest- but not red hot more like hot to touch but not burning- bearing in mind I live on a farm and have to drive through flood water to get to work each day could this be a sticking caliper? Or any ideas? Could this be linked to handbrake not working?
I also checked VCU temperature it was mildly warm- as in metal bit was warmer than cold metal but in no way hot- this is good right? It also looks quite shiny and new which hopefully is also a good thing!
Also I rang garage (well known multi site rip off merchants) as knew they serviced it for me last year and did something on the brakes. Turns out it had new brake drums and shoes on back so thinking it may need break pads on front (for brakes not working fab) although would have thought this would have been mentioned in the mot if they were close?
Which was October? Also apparently on the notes form garage that serviced it (also October) it had a gear box oil leak-this wasn't mentioned to me at any stage until today. This kind of triggered the VCU panic.
So it's going to have to go to the garage now to sort this- hoping its a minor fix firstly because I've been driving it round since October including forty mile round trip commute (gears seem fine!) and also due to post Christmas pennies!
So basically- any ideas about rear wheel? Does VCU sound ok? And any ideas on oil leak? Any north Wales garage recommendations?
All answers much appreciated I will send you cake!