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Old 03-02-2017, 09:26 PM
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A little help needed, only had my hawkeye for a couple of weeks, on several occasions the engine braking seemed drastic, this evening I got out of the car and noticed a very funny toxic smell from the front wheels, the front discs were boiling hot, only driven 2 miles and didn't brake hard anywhere and it's wet outside.
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Old 03-02-2017, 09:40 PM
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Sounds like either one or both the front calipers are binding/stuck.
It's a common fault on the Subaru 4-pot calipers.
The only solution is new, refurbed or the cheapest option is to get your current ones stripped cleaned and resealed.
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Old 03-02-2017, 10:07 PM
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As Scott has said, the 4 pots are notorious for sticking, whip the calipers off and see if all the pistons move. You may be lucky and find they're just sticking and need a strip down and clean (contact A S Performance for a new set of seals, dust boots and circlips), otherwise it's time for a refurbed set from the likes of Godspeed.
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Old 03-02-2017, 10:15 PM
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Many thanks, looks like a weekend job.

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Old 03-02-2017, 10:44 PM
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Good luck with godspeed they made a complete balls up of refurbing mine.

Try these http://www.brakecaliperspecialists.uk/ they where spot on.
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Old 04-02-2017, 07:11 AM
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As above, good luck with Godspeed, they supplied me with rear hub liners which weren't round. Had to take them to an engineer to get them skimmed!! They denied all responsibility, I should have taken them to court.
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Old 04-02-2017, 07:18 AM
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As above, good luck with Godspeed, they supplied me with rear hub liners which weren't round. Had to take them to an engineer to get them skimmed!! They denied all responsibility, I should have taken them to court.
You sound like you had customer service i had everyone elses fault but theres.
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Old 04-02-2017, 12:21 PM
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Had a few sets done by godspeed all with no problems
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Old 04-02-2017, 12:52 PM
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Must admit, never used his engineering services, only had discs and pads from him and he was helpful, good price and fast delivery.
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Old 04-02-2017, 01:44 PM
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Actually they supplied rear drums with liners fitted. Had Brentwood at SMD fit them, but from day one they made a noise. Went back to SMD who took them of an found hotspots. Took them to a precision engineer who found them to be oval.
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Old 04-02-2017, 02:23 PM
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They where fine and helpful while taking my money then problem arrived they did not want to know. Leaving my project 3months behind and me having to falk out another £250.00 for a refurb to sort the issue. And yes i give them a second chance to correct the problem which they could not still get right. There of the shelfs stuff is probly fine as they do not realy touch it but i would not deal with them again specialy after they threatend to take take me to court if i kept going viral with it....... lol good luck with that.
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Old 05-02-2017, 04:57 PM
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I have had new disks and pads from godspeed and since they have been fitted there is a slight rubbing/grinding noise coming from the back end when cornering and until reading this post I didn't give it a thought that it could be the disks!!!!
Hhhmmmmm....😳


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Old 07-02-2017, 08:51 PM
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I have managed to fix after a weekend of working on it, all rebuilt and works like a treat.

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Old 08-02-2017, 04:54 PM
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Good work 👍👍👍
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