Brake Shield and MOT

OlympicLiftingPaulF

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• Sep 5, 2024

• #1

Hello evryybody.

Does anyone know if a brake shield is required for an MOT pass please? Mine literally turned to dust in my hand and I am struggling for time to replace it before the MOT.

Thanks Paul

 

Alteredtech

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• Sep 5, 2024

• #2

Hi,

If the rust is too obvious, the MOT controler will see it, and you will fail the MOT.

Regards.

 

Badger688

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• Sep 5, 2024

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Just had a read on some replies on Google!!
It seems that it not? (If it's not there)
But! If it's falling apart? Or damaged it may be? or an advisory ?

Have a gander of Google??

Kev

 

marjon

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• Sep 5, 2024

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OlympicLiftingPaulF said:

Hello evryybody.

Does anyone know if a brake shield is required for an MOT pass please? Mine literally turned to dust in my hand and I am struggling for time to replace it before the MOT.

Thanks Paul

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Leave it off.
It’s not there, it’s not an issue. Leave the other off too otherwise you may get an advisory as missing.

If it’s rusty and rattling around it’s potentially a danger not good, if it’s rusty but fixed, it’s not structural so again should be fine.

Long time since I had to put a car through a UK mot, but there is still some sense with testers.

My own opinions only.

J

 

J_D

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• Sep 5, 2024

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Mine are rusty and where I take it likes advisories, had one for the car being wet underneath. Never mentioned the brake shields. Any bits that are loose pull them off.

 

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Anaconda

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• Sep 5, 2024

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Son's Defender hasn't got any and it's not a problem at the MOT.

 

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lynall

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• Sep 5, 2024

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Not needed.
But if hanging off might be an issue.
If it is rears and you have drum hbrake them the shield also holds the brake shoes, but it is the outer tin bit that rots and this does not hold the shoes.

 

Nodge68

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• Sep 6, 2024

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My Freelander 2 passed about a week after the driver's side one fell off.
I've now replaced it with a shiny new one, but they're not an MOT requirement.

 

Madmustang

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• Sep 12, 2024

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Nodge68 said:

My Freelander 2 passed about a week after the driver's side one fell off.
I've now replaced it with a shiny new one, but they're not an MOT requirement.

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Did you need to take the hub off to replace it it did it just bolt on?

 

Nodge68

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• Sep 12, 2024

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Madmustang said:

Did you need to take the hub off to replace it it did it just bolt on?

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No, only the disc needs removing to access the 3 bolts. These will be rusty though, so good grips are a must, and the bolts are M6 X10mm, which need replacing.

 

xDParis64

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• Sep 12, 2024

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J_D said:

Mine are rusty and where I take it likes advisories, had one for the car being wet underneath. Never mentioned the brake shields. Any bits that are loose pull them off.

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My Front nearside was destroyed still partly on but mostly ripped off, passed MOT, not even an advisory