Our Toyota 4WD has been playing up. The little red brake light has been coming on, then turning off, while we have been driving around. And even worse, the brake pedal has been feeling “soft”. Robin was understandably getting rather worried about all this. As our caravan tow car, the Toyota has to be reliable and in good form to pull the caravan around. So we had a trip down to the garage last week which revealed that the brake fluid was getting a little low. That’s easily fixed, it was topped up. But nothing is ever simple, and Robin was still concerned about the state of the brakes. With a caravan club trip over the Rimutaka Hill and on to Greytown planned for this weekend, he wasn’t taking any chances. Good brakes are essential.
So it was back to see the mechanics at the garage, and they suggested that there could be air in the system and the brakes should be bled. Our mechanic was so helpful, and he did the job there on the spot, although the car had not been previously booked in. How is that for service? This did the job, and the brakes are now working as they should. So all bodes well for our weekend trip away, when we climb up the Rimutaka Hill, and come down the other side again.
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