Car wobbling while braking
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Car wobbling while braking
I checked the wheel balance and alignment, tyre pressure too. The motor mounts are fine, figure after the mechanic made sure the gear box is in place (which was one of the problems I had) and the exhaust pipes. There's also a sound when I am not moving, hanging the car on brakes on a hill for example or i donno steering. What would that be?
On a lighter note, no white smoke coming out these days and no overheating except when on high speed but it's not overheating but maybe something wrong with the sensor at high speed. Cause as soon as I brake below 90 kmh the cursor goes down to much cooler temperature.
Anyway what's with the wobbling?
On a lighter note, no white smoke coming out these days and no overheating except when on high speed but it's not overheating but maybe something wrong with the sensor at high speed. Cause as soon as I brake below 90 kmh the cursor goes down to much cooler temperature.
Anyway what's with the wobbling?
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Re: Car wobbling while braking
Could be worn front brake disk's or possibly even worn... if you have been braking so your brakes are heated much, and hit a puddle of water wich has splashed on to brake dik cooling it much and fast the disk might have bent a bit, you can't see is it bent but when you brkae your steeringwheel and prribly whole car wobbles a bit...
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Disc brake rotor is warped. I had exactly the same problem recently. At first I only felt it in the vehicle shaking, it felt like I was running over bumpy pavement. Then it got worse and I felt it in the brake pedal. My passenger front brake rotor was .005 inches (.127 mm) out of true - not visible, but measurable with a digital depth gauge rigged to the brake caliper.
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+1 Warped rotors. New rotors and pads and you'll be good as new!
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Im gonna say rotors like the others. My car is doing the same thing right now. Gotta put my new ones on this weekend.
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Regarding the question of getting the old ones machined or getting new ones, I'm told that getting warped rotors machined just guarantees that the problem will return because the thinner spots will dissipate heat differently and warp again.
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watkins wrote:Humans have rear-biased AWD. Cows have 4WD
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plus eventully they get too thin, and when you need to stop fast, and hit the brakes hard they might shattertheholycow wrote:Regarding the question of getting the old ones machined or getting new ones, I'm told that getting warped rotors machined just guarantees that the problem will return because the thinner spots will dissipate heat differently and warp again.
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Yeah, I've read really bad things about getting rotors machined/resurfaced.
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It's ok when they're not warped; if they've got grooves from the pads, and machining them doesn't bring them below spec, that's fine. The specification is there to tell you how thin is ok to reinstall them.FDSpirit wrote:Yeah, I've read really bad things about getting rotors machined/resurfaced.
It's safe when they're warped, too, but the explanation I relayed above says that they'll get warped again quickly if you do.
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watkins wrote:Humans have rear-biased AWD. Cows have 4WD
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Ah. Gotcha. But I'd think it would be cheaper just to buy new pads and rotors.
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Rotors are really expensive. They're cheaper now than they've ever been but still pretty bad. You can get them machined for $10 or $15 or whatever, new ones are $40 each for cheapies. $15 vs. $80 when your rotors are still good is a pointless waste of money.
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watkins wrote:Humans have rear-biased AWD. Cows have 4WD
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I cut my own on a rotor lathe each time I change the pads. Cutting the wobble out of them is quite easy actually.FDSpirit wrote:Yeah, I've read really bad things about getting rotors machined/resurfaced.
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Rotors are usually good for two pad changes, and one cut. That all depends how hard you are on the brakes, and how much metal is left on the rotors.
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You have a brake lathe? Is that an affordable investment for a DIYer?
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watkins wrote:Humans have rear-biased AWD. Cows have 4WD
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Valucrap is much cheaper, depending on the rotor. Of course nobody in their right mind would use Valuecrap, so...theholycow wrote:Rotors are really expensive. They're cheaper now than they've ever been but still pretty bad. You can get them machined for $10 or $15 or whatever, new ones are $40 each for cheapies. $15 vs. $80 when your rotors are still good is a pointless waste of money.
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What is the actual name of Valucrap and where does one get it? I found rotors for my truck for $33 at Pep Boys and I thought that was as cheap as it was going to get.watkins wrote:Valucrap is much cheaper, depending on the rotor. Of course nobody in their right mind would use Valuecrap, so...
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watkins wrote:Humans have rear-biased AWD. Cows have 4WD