Newbie Brake Question
11-05-2006, 03:53 PM
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Newbie Brake Question Everytime i push on my brake and come to a stop my car starts to like shake as im braking. My cars at 30,000 miles and i havent got any new brake parts. I really dont want to replace my whole brake system, but should i be ok just buying 4 new brake pads? or should i buy new brake pads, new rotors, and new calipurs?
11-05-2006, 04:53 PM
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Probably warped rotors. It's common with these cars. Mine were warped when I got the car with 19,000 miles. The usual (early) symptoms are a vibration braking at highway speeds and kind of a pulsation/inconsistancy when coming to a stop. Don't bother turning them, replace them with aftermarket rotors.
11-05-2006, 05:30 PM
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Yep, warped rotors, mine did the same.
Like already said do NOT get OEM factory rotors, they will warp again, get some kind of aftermarket ones, brembo blanks or duralast will be fine if you want cheap ones.
Like already said do NOT get OEM factory rotors, they will warp again, get some kind of aftermarket ones, brembo blanks or duralast will be fine if you want cheap ones.
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I had similar symptoms, thought I had a warped rotor. Ended up I had a frozen caliper slider pin on the drivers side front. Slider pins are a good thing to check and lube up good when you do your brakes.
I had a link from stoptech, can't find it right now. It talked about how pad material could transfer to the rotor unevenly and cause problems that seem like warped rotors. You could try lightly sanding your rotors and see if it helps the problem.
And of course, you could have a warped rotor.
I had a link from stoptech, can't find it right now. It talked about how pad material could transfer to the rotor unevenly and cause problems that seem like warped rotors. You could try lightly sanding your rotors and see if it helps the problem.
And of course, you could have a warped rotor.