Brake Repair and Preventative Advice

There are many proactive steps that one can make to ensure that your car is being kept in tip-top condition. To prolong the life span of your car, preventative car maintenance is one of the best steps you can take. Your braking system is one of the most important services that you need to be on top of, thus preventing a life-threatening situation. The safety of the family is top priority as well as keeping well-earned cash in your pocket.
Checking the brakes at your nearest car service centre Cape Town is part of the preventative maintenance procedure. Waiting until the last minute, or until there are weird sounds coming from the braking system, such as grinding, squealing, and vibrating, will result in the safety of your car being compromised.
We take so much for granted. We stop and go. Not heeding or being aware of little tell-tale signs that are warning you of imminent failure of the brakes or other components of this system. Caring for the bodywork of our cars by spending a morning at the car-wash every week seems to keep us confident that ALL IS WELL, never giving a thought to having the brakes checked. We have this feeling that our car will last forever and all that it needs is petrol and a little oil sometimes.
With regular servicing of your car, the technician at your nearest car service centre, will keep you well informed as to this very important aspect of your car. He will do a visual inspection and provide you with a report and quotation should the need arise for your cars brakes to be replaced.
TELL-TALE SIGNS THAT YOUR BRAKES COULD BE COMPROMISED
1. ARE YOUR BRAKES SPONGY
2. IS THERE A VIBRATION ON STEERING WHEEL WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL
3. VEHICLE PULLING LEFT OR RIGHT UNDER BRAKING
4. METAL TO METAL SOUND OR SQUEAKING OR SCRAPING WHEN BRAKIG (DAMAGED DISC PHOTO)
5. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON
6. BOUNCING EFFECT WHEN BRAKING