Diagnosing Car Brake Problems

As we all aware of it, even a minor fault in the braking system can prove highly dangerous to both passengers and vehicle itself. Thus, whenever you see a fault with braking system of your car, get it fixed as soon as possible from a trained mechanic. However, there are a lot of thing that an owner can himself do in order to keep the braking system fine tuned from any possible fault. By simply diagnosing the car brakes, you can not only make out some of the potential faults with the car but can also increase their life considerably. Below are some simple guidelines for maintaining and trouble shooting the car braking system.
1) Low Fluid Level :- The brake fluid inside the container should always remain close to the maximum level. If the level of brake fluid has dipped below the minimum mark, it is possible that the brake pads have been worn-out. The other possible reason can be the leakage of fluid. In either case, for the sack of car and its braking system, you should not drive the car when brake fluid is low.
2) Locked Brakes :- If the car bends sharply to a side whenever you brake, or if even pressing brakes lightly cause lock-up of wheels than there can be issues with disc caliper, brake pads or wheel bearings. Thus, whenever you face this problem get the braking system fine tuned as soon as possible so that the possibility of a severe damage can be negated.
3) Braking pulls the car to its left/right :- The problem generally occurs due to sticking brake calipers. However, sometimes the faulty suspension system of the car causes the same problem. Either case, the fault should be repaired as soon as possible.
4) Grinding like noise From Wheels:- In this case, it is possible that some unwanted particles have stuck in brakes. To prevent this, you might have to replace the brake rotors. Regular servicing of brake system is recommended to prevent this situation.
5)Brake Pads Get Spongy:- If the brake pads of your car have got spongy, it means that it’s time to get them replace with the newer ones. Spongy brake pads denote that the pads have started wearing out and are no longer able to stop the car properly.

                                           source:http://www.carzy.co.in/blog/car-maintenance-tips/