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Old 07-29-2005, 06:53 PM
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I'm pretty sure I've got warped rotors, because the pedal shakes when I hit the brakes. I've still got the stockers. My question is, will warped rotors cause the steering wheel to shake? Mine shakes between 50-60mph, and 80-90mph. Thanks.
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yes, but so can worn Ball joints. Do you also feel it in the brake pedal?
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yes, but so can worn Ball joints. Do you also feel it in the brake pedal?
yup, the pedal vibrates when I hit the brakes.
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that sounds like rotors. You might just get away with getting them turned. I tend to order an extra set of rotors for all my cars and get them turned when I know I'll be doing the brakes. that way I avoid downtime actually doing the brakes.
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If you resurface or replace your rotors, then you need to properly bed-in your pads with the new surface. If you don't, then the pad material will deposit unevenly on the rotor surface, then the vibration will come right back.
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Yeah, thats true. I was assuming that you would get new pads as well.
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yea, I'll most likely throw some new pads on there too. Thanks guys.
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Originally Posted by USMARINE1108
I'm pretty sure I've got warped rotors, because the pedal shakes when I hit the brakes. I've still got the stockers. My question is, will warped rotors cause the steering wheel to shake? Mine shakes between 50-60mph, and 80-90mph. Thanks.
if u get shaking when u hit the brakes u have wroped roters if it shakes without hitting the brakes and your steering wheel stills shakes then go and have your tires balanced trust me i know i do it every day for a living and been doing it for 10 years
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Originally Posted by rocky82
if u get shaking when u hit the brakes u have wroped roters if it shakes without hitting the brakes and your steering wheel stills shakes then go and have your tires balanced trust me i know i do it every day for a living and been doing it for 10 years
I just had my wheels re-ballanced and an alingment. Still shakes. I'm thinking rotors.



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