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Due to getting water in the brake system and being unable to remove the water or bleed the brakes properly (also because after a week a sudden vibration had come through the brakes), the car was sent down to Santo Ciccolallo at ABS Capalaba. After inspecting the brake system they found various faults that needed to be addressed. These included:
Front discs were running out
Front discs were under minimum thickness
Left hand front brake hose leaking
Brake master cylinder had various problems and needed replacement
Rear brake shoes needed replacement and the drums needed machining
The brake booster was faulty.
The front brake lines needed brackets to support them correctly at the wheel.
A spring holding one of the brake lines needed to be fitted.

After all these problems were fixed by ABS we went to pick the car up and the wife drove it home (it’s her car after all). Immediately on getting home she asked me to ring them and tell them how pleased she was in their performance. I decided to take the car for a drive around the block myself and see what she was rabbling about and must say that I was impressed as well. Santo and his tradesmen at ABS had gotten this 40 year old brake design pulling up like a brand new car, it was simply unbelievable how good her brakes were performing.

So if I have to recommend doing anything specific when changing your drum brakes to disc it would be to definitely not leave everything sitting in your shed for a few months like I did for starters. Secondly I’d recommend getting new parts like a reconditioned brake booster and master cylinder, new rotors, rear shoes and master cylinders. Finally when the job is done send it down to the experts to check over and make sure everything is ok.

My car also has disc brakes and when I get a new booster and master cylinder and a little spare cash I’ll be sending it down to ABS also to be checked over. My brakes pull up much better than drums but ABS made my wife’s car so much better that my brakes might as well be drum brakes compared to the difference.

So finally from my wife and myself a big thanks to everyone at ABS Brakes for the excellent work they did on the car.

ABS Capalaba
95 Redland Bay Road
Capalaba Queensland 4157

Santo Ciccolallo
T: (07) 3823 5288
F: (07) 3245 3188
M: 0407 039 935
E: abscapalaba@ozemail.com.au

Open: Weekdays 8am to 5pm and Saturday 8am to 12pm