brake calipers

[Simon Templar]

i have a feeling it is the pins in the caliper
that is the fault remember they had a rubber bit on the end
i think that may wear down with the movement of the brake over time
it will be interesting to see what this shim kit is
it may be some sort of sleeve for the pins to reused movement in the caliper
and as my car is past its warranty there is no way i am paying them
to fix a fault with the way the caliper is made
so i really want to know what the fix is
then i am going down to the dealers with full knowledge of what this is all about.

Okay , I phoned today and the shimmed pads should be with us next week (£38 , trade) , I'm not convinced it is the fix but we shall see. .

The independent garage I went to , heavily coated the pins in copperslip so I don't think it is that but they did point out that the right hand macpherson strut isn't as efficient as the left. However , by their own admission , the strut usually doesn't make a noise. .

TBF , I have driven Vx's now for 25yrs and never had a problem like this before. It has been /is really annoying me as I like my car to sound "right". If I don't get to the bottom of this soon it will certainly be my last Vx (it is certainly been the most expensive Vx for me to date). .