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shakin' brakes - help please?
Posted: Tue May 27, 2003 1:16 pm
by chinacat
got new brakes in my 73 about 300 miles ago. When I press on the brakes - especially at speeds over 45mph - I can feel a slight shake. This just started happening about 50 miles ago.
Any troubleshooting tips are greatly appreciated. thanks.
Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 6:17 am
by Capn Skully
Shaking in the front end when applying brakes? I would suspect a ball joint or tie rod end.
Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 7:56 am
by chinacat
yeah - that's what baffles me - I forgot to mention that I had the whole front end replaced a while back (new ball joints, new axle beam, tie rods, etc.). I'm not getting any vibrations as she's moving down the road - she's actually steady as a tank. It's just when I hit the brakes (and usually when I press hard), that I feel a vibration coming up through the brake pedal.
Can new tires do this? I just got a set of kelly metric's (205s, I think). They were balanced correctly & all.
Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 8:11 am
by VW_Factor
Warped brake drums??
Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 11:46 am
by Capn Skully
I have heard of warped rotors on disk brakes making feedback to the pedal. That is a common problem.