Tuesday, October 25, 2011

The Steering of my 4 Wheel Drive starts Shaking Heavily when I apply the Brakes (More........)?

When i am going at a speed of 60 mph, and apply brakes to reduce the speed of the car, the steering shakes a lot. I aligned the tyres and also changed the Brake Pads of the Front Wheel (the car is Front Wheel Drive). What could be the possible problem...
The Steering of my 4 Wheel Drive starts Shaking Heavily when I apply the Brakes (More........)?
your brake rotors on the front are probably warped... spelling -5. You can have them turned at a auto machine shop if not too far out of tolerence... other wise you need too buy new ones.



Luckly the price of them have come down over the years. Before you install new ones clean surface with engine/carb cleaner spray and rub with sand paper to remove mfg. coating and rough them up a bit. Wear protective gloves and change them often when handling chemicals as they seep through the gloves rather quickly and try not to get any on gloves or skin.... cancer making stuff...
The Steering of my 4 Wheel Drive starts Shaking Heavily when I apply the Brakes (More........)?
so which is it? 4 wheel drive or front wheel drive?



So you changed the pads, that's cool. Did you have the rotors machined? Or replace them with new rotors?

In a lot of cases, you can buy new rotors for only a couple dollars more than having them machined.
The rotors you have re shot--maybe they can be evened out by a brake shop--maybe the rotor is old and needs replacement--do it before yoiu ruin those NEW pads. You got to do the WHOLE job when you do brakes.
your brake rotors may be warped. or your ball joints or control arms may be worn. Most likely, its your rotors.
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