Hi

Just wondered what the score is with a problem i had recently.

I took my Impreza for a mot test, while on the rollers for the brake test after applying the brakes, the rear drivers side wheel locked up and wouldn't free itself. The tester just looked bewilldered and kept trying to drive off with the wheel locked on. In the end he switched the engine off & re started and it was fine.

Is there a proceedure for this test & can you do any damage if you arn't used to an awd system..??


Cheers

 

they put it on the rollers to test the brakes???? id take your car somewhere else then for a start!!

 

as far as i know awd or 4x4 have to be tested by road test with a machine in passenger footwell called a deaccelerometer unless im wrong but mine was .....i hope im wrong some one should know on here come on guys help

 

yes correct ^

AWD vehicle shouldnt be put in the rollers as it can damage the diffs

 

+110%

 

Thanks for the replies...Now i know.

Its my first awd car, so i didnt know the mot test proceedure, kinda hoping the mot garage would have known but..

 

jeeez ... thats proper amateur of them! Im gobsmacked that an MOT testing station doesnt know the proper way to test awd/4wd brakes!

 

Report them to VOSA.

 

^ +1 ... its really not right to not know

 

yep possibly your centre diff has been damaged as it may well have been locked up causing the wheel to lock> report it incase of a future failure.