Newby with brake question

[johnparker]

Hi all

Ive just registered with this forum but have been lurking around for quite a while now. I also became a polo owner recently for the first time.

I bought a new 56 polo 1.4SE TDi in september last year and i am really impressed with it.
I had a new Golf GTI before it, so it had a lot to live up to!
Although not a fast car it seems to have an impresive amount of tourque and always just where you need it. I also think it feels more solid than the mk5 golf - more like the mk4. Its returning about 53mpg which is good too!
I had a lot of problems with my mk5 golf and it had a lot of creaks and rattles. Ive not had any of this with the polo yet - touch wood.

I do however have one concern and wondered if any other polo owner had experienced the same thing. Every once in a long while i will be sat at a set of traffic lights with my foot on the brake and it will drop away by about 5mm. In fact on the few occasions it has done it, i was at the same lights.
I would appreciate any comments from anyone in case its unsafe. I dont want to go to the stealers in less i realy need to. In my experience they tend to do more harm than good!

Congratulations on a great forum!
John

[DanDiesel]

welcome to UK-P mate, congrats on ur purchase, i'm sure u won't be disaapointed with it!!
on the brake question, i can't be of any help but i'm sure there is someone on here that will be able to help ya!!

i just wanted to say hi!!

[SiDaBa]

Slightly confused.

Is it the brake pedal that is dropping 5mm?

[ryan_polo]

Every once in a long while i will be sat at a set of traffic lights with my foot on the brake and it will drop away by about 5mm. In fact on the few occasions it has done it, i was at the same lights.
John

I drive the same car and yeah I do get that sometimes too, comes and goes, it’s my first car so I’m not too bothered...as long as they still work ha-ha

I’ve recently started to develop a bit of a squeak in the nearside front suspension although I think it might be due to my driving habits...

[johnparker]

Thanks guys

Yes its the pedel that drops away. Its only done it about 5 times in as many months. Wierd

[jmv]

Every once in a long while i will be sat at a set of traffic lights with my foot on the brake and it will drop away by about 5mm. In fact on the few occasions it has done it, i was at the same lights.
John

I drive the same car and yeah I do get that sometimes too, comes and goes, it’s my first car so I’m not too bothered...as long as they still work ha-ha

I’ve recently started to develop a bit of a squeak in the nearside front suspension although I think it might be due to my driving habits...

i had both of these problems on mine

[DJPT]

Hi all

Ive just registered with this forum but have been lurking around for quite a while now. I also became a polo owner recently for the first time.

I bought a new 56 polo 1.4SE TDi in september last year and i am really impressed with it.
I had a new Golf GTI before it, so it had a lot to live up to!
Although not a fast car it seems to have an impresive amount of tourque and always just where you need it. I also think it feels more solid than the mk5 golf - more like the mk4. Its returning about 53mpg which is good too!
I had a lot of problems with my mk5 golf and it had a lot of creaks and rattles. Ive not had any of this with the polo yet - touch wood.

I do however have one concern and wondered if any other polo owner had experienced the same thing. Every once in a long while i will be sat at a set of traffic lights with my foot on the brake and it will drop away by about 5mm. In fact on the few occasions it has done it, i was at the same lights.
I would appreciate any comments from anyone in case its unsafe. I dont want to go to the stealers in less i realy need to. In my experience they tend to do more harm than good!

Congratulations on a great forum!
John

I've noticed mine (55 Polo 1.2 E) does it if I put the handbrake on with the brake pedal down.

[johnparker]

Yes mine does too. Although i think that is normal for cars with rear drum brakes.

[chris4500uk]

maybe the servo releases the pressure if you hold the pedal under pressure.

I know if the car is not running it means the servo has no vacuum to work and if you pump the brake it would stick on for a bit and the pedal would go hard.

[johnparker]

Hi all

Sorry to dig this old thread back up but im still not sure about my brakes.

When i first got this car i put the lousy brakes down to the fact that i had been used to driving golf gtis with excellent brakes, but now i am used to the car i still think they are crap (the brakes, not the car).
Im sure i have read that the brakes were greatly improved on the face lifted polo. Well if these are the improved ones i wonder what they used to be like! I actually test drove the pre face lift polo and didnt notice that it had poor brakes.

I know you can test you servo for leaks by pumping the pedal until it goes hard with the engine off and then starting the engine and the pedel should sink down.

I have noticed that with the engine running i can still pump the pedel and make it go hard, and stays hard for about 3 seconds. Im not sure if it should do this? Does anyone know ?

John

[richl123]

Hi all

Sorry to dig this old thread back up but im still not sure about my brakes.

When i first got this car i put the lousy brakes down to the fact that i had been used to driving golf gtis with excellent brakes, but now i am used to the car i still think they are crap (the brakes, not the car).
Im sure i have read that the brakes were greatly improved on the face lifted polo. Well if these are the improved ones i wonder what they used to be like! I actually test drove the pre face lift polo and didnt notice that it had poor brakes.

John

Hi, I've changed from a Mk4 golf to a polo sport (all discs), still running in but i dont think the brakes are as good (and absolutely no servo help compared to the Mk5 golf)