Brakes Juddering - Quick answer please!

1. keithm_007 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Blackpool Posts: 686 106 Quiksilver

   #1 7th January 2008, 15:53

   Just been to look at a car. It seems decent enough and the bloke selling it seems a reasonable guy. He's been very up front with what needs doing to it. The car hasn't been used for a month, and on the test drive, whenever the brakes were applied there was a heavy juddering sound from the rear. He said this had never happened before.
   
   So what could this be? Will it be due to lack of use or something more serious?
   
   Quick answer if poss please. Thanks.
2. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

   #2 7th January 2008, 16:03

   is it discs or drums on the rear?
3. keithm_007 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Blackpool Posts: 686 106 Quiksilver

   #3 7th January 2008, 16:04

   its an 01 furio, all as standard, so whatever that is.
4. Coonper Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2007 Coventry Posts: 5182 Lupo GTI

   #4 7th January 2008, 16:24

   It'll be drums on that model i'd have thought.
   
   They are probably warped in some way.
   
   Could be expensive if its the hub thats warped...
   
   But if its just the shoes then theyre cheap as chips to buy.
5. Peejous Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 11423

   #5 7th January 2008, 16:29

   im guessing it may be due to the fact its been stood for a while, as above tho if the hub is warped it's a bit of a bummer. get him to take it out a few more times then go back and see it again, once it hasnt been stood for a stupid amount of time. if it's still doing it, it's something more permenant than just seized brakes.
   
   sometimes, my rear brakes stick when the car has been stood for a couple of days in the rain but they dont judder when braking only kinda snap out of a locking position when first moving the car.
6. keithm_007 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Blackpool Posts: 686 106 Quiksilver

   #6 7th January 2008, 16:40

   ok yeh hes taking it for a few drives. hoping its nothing serious, it would be a bit strange for the problem to only just start and with no sign of it previously.
   
   how much we talking to fix if its the hub? and how much if its just the pads?
7. Coonper Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2007 Coventry Posts: 5182 Lupo GTI

   #7 7th January 2008, 16:54

   If its hub then your looking at big money. You'd have to get one from a scrappy for maybe 100 quid and a pig to fit.
   
   If its pads £20 ish and a piece of piss to fit!
   
   But like peejous said, they may only be binding.
8. JoshG Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2007 Bingley Posts: 483 51' 106 GTIIII

   #8 7th January 2008, 17:35

   its happened to my car, been told i need new rear brake shoes. only £20
   i aint even done em yet and its been like this about 2 month lol
9. keithm_007 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Blackpool Posts: 686 106 Quiksilver

   #9 7th January 2008, 18:47

   could it be that theres just a bit of surface rust or somethin causing it?