Questions about a car im interested in..

[TomLum]

Hi all, found a nice Z and wan to go have a look. However on the last MOT it has advisories for..

 

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Nearside Rear Parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.A.7)

 

Offside Rear Parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.A.7)

 

Both rear tyres worn on inner shoulders

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He has told me its just the rear parking brake that need adjusting and discs and pads are good. Does this sound right?

He also says tryes are worn like this due to alligment being out? I thought it might be worn suspension components or geometry out as its an inner shoulder?

 

Thanks for any advice!

 

Tom

[ATTAK Z]

Pretty normal stuff as far as I know ... sort the brakes and get an alignment done ... job jobbed !

[TomLum]

Pretty normal stuff as far as I know ... sort the brakes and get an alignment done ... job jobbed !

 

Thats what i thought, but would alignment fix worn inner shoulders or does that suggest a camber issue or something?

[ATTAK Z]

Surely a camber adjustment is included in an alignment check

[brillomaster]

i had inner tyre wear and it was tracking, not camber. get an alignment, job done.

[KyleR]

If the car is lowered it's more likely to wear on the inside. Infact all Zeds will as they are produced with a degree of camber on the rear.

 

If the outside is near the limit and the inside on it then there's probably nothing wrong.

 

It just sounds like he got a grumpy mot guy to me.

[marzman]

All sounds totally fine. Tyres wear and handbrakes need adjusting. Just get it bought.

[dragon]

As other op's have said nothing major have you checked out the z's for sale on the forum?

[TomLum]

Thanks for all the advice guys! Sounds like the car is fine then.

 

As other op's have said nothing major have you checked out the z's for sale on the forum?

 

Yes I have but the one I'm looking at has done 45k. No low milers in my price range currently for sale on the forum!

Edited August 28, 2013 by TomLum

[TomZ]

Alignment is different and cheaper

 

Decent tyre garages do full geometry checks for free and adjustments will cost if needed. These factor in camber, toe and caster.

[WhackyWill]

Zed handbrakes are notorious bad.

 

Nissan even recommend you put the car in gear when you park,

 

so don't be too worried about the handbrake, tyres as advice above.

[rabbitstew]

Zed handbrakes are notorious bad.

 

Nissan even recommend you put the car in gear when you park,

 

so don't be too worried about the handbrake, tyres as advice above.

 

What he said, the handbrake is next to useless.

[rabbitstew]

Just a thought on this one, I wonder if the garage tested the brakes on the rollers or actually on the road using the old fashioned manual method like they should do on a zed. When I had mine MOT`d the guy said the machine they used to test the brakes whilst on the road was so sensitive that it was guaranteed a pass even even if the brakes were barely working.