vibration in steering wheel when stoping....
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From: katy, tx
vibration in steering wheel when stoping.... Does anyone know what in my brake system could be causing vibration in my steering wheel when I stop? Coming to a stop my wheel vibrates and when I let up on the brakes it quits. So it has to be something with the brakes. I only have 16,000 miles on my car although it is a 1999, so I am not under warranty anymore.
Thanks,
Dean
Thanks,
Dean
Re: vibration in steering wheel when stoping.... Maybe your brake rotors are warped a little. Have you hit the brakes hard repeatly, say at the drag-strip or elsewhere?
That's where I would start looking. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Randy
That's where I would start looking. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Randy
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Re: vibration in steering wheel when stoping.... Do your rotors? Replace or turn them?
And yes I did some hard braking the other weekend thru 105 with the Vette guys. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Damn car should be able to handle that, I bought an SS for the handling and it is supposed to be set up for autocrossing or roadracing. What good is all that suspension if your brakes can't handle it?
And yes I did some hard braking the other weekend thru 105 with the Vette guys. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Damn car should be able to handle that, I bought an SS for the handling and it is supposed to be set up for autocrossing or roadracing. What good is all that suspension if your brakes can't handle it?
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Re: vibration in steering wheel when stoping.... It's your rotors. Cast iron slugs, don't handle heat cycling near as well as they should for this type of car. You can have 'em turned and that will take care of the shimmy for awhile, but if your going to do repeated hard braking (x-cross, light to light drags, etc.), then go with a set of aftermarket discs up front. Slotted rotors are nice to look at, but aren't really necessary. <img border="0" alt="[driving]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_driving3.gif" />
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Brembo OEM (stock replacement rotors), look stock, don't warp and cost $61 each. Fix it the first time for cheap!!! Just my .02....
Brembo OEM (stock replacement rotors), look stock, don't warp and cost $61 each. Fix it the first time for cheap!!! Just my .02....
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