Yep that model has open diffs

 

quick update.

VOSA - never before have I had such an unhelpful response from anyone. Laughable.

GARAGE - still awaiting their explanation

CAR - seems fine for now

 

Garage must be a bunch of muppets tbh!

I would have been going wild if they even tried to put mine anywhere near the brake rollers lol, I've even seen a garage before now jack the rear of the car off the ground to perform a break test, where and how do these idiots get the right to mot cars??

 

Really what idiots. if it jumps out the rollers during brake testing it could f**k the car. I dont understand how or why this is being done as theres a proper written acceptable way to do it.

 

Tell me about it, and when we asked what he was up to his exact words and I quote were "it's fine I've been doing this game for years, if you don't like it you know what to do" fortunately we where only there to see if he had a press we could use to get a bearing out, I couldn't believe what I had seen, we were laughing all the way home LOL! It was an older Audi Quattro A4 iirc, some people are just great ain't they not sure what he was up to or if it was indeed on an mot slot but either way it was an eye opener

 

Just to add a bit about my experience of MOT tests in NI, I took my classic to get tested in June and it didn't go on the rollers. They drove the car to check them. I guess it's down to how knowledgeable the man on the day is. Before I went I did wonder how they checked the brakes as it's AWD. Also in the future I won't be allowing them to put it on the rollers.

 

Exactly as it should be done using a taplow metre or deaccelerometre

 

Which one? Mine has been through balmoral for past 6yrs on the rollers with no issue as i know for a fact they have a specific set of single axle rollers for awd cars.

 

It was balmoral too, they didn't take it near the rollers! I'll talk to my dad, he knows a few of the testers. See what they say

 

Mine went through Ards MOT centre yesterday (Northern Ireland) was in lane 4 till he noticed I was in the Subaru , he did emissions and headlights in lane 4 , moved to lane 3 for brake test , then back to 4 for the rest. Different rollers I presume.(as Gambit said)

 

I was thinking they must have had me in a lane which wasn't suitable based on what Gambit said. They were really busy too so it must have been easier to just drive it.

 

MOT stations will soon be required to use electronic 'Tapley' meters which give a readout of the brake test. A bit like the emissions results.

JohnD