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Brake shudder- 95 Lumina 3.1 CarFree Luminas 03-16-2007, 07:20 PM Only feel it when brakes applied hard above 45mph or so. Replaced back brakes including drums and hardware- somewhat better- Front rotors are fairly new, checked them, aren't warped. Brake pedal does not pulse, doesn't pull- Any suggestions? maxwedge 03-17-2007, 08:35 AM Welcome to AF. You checked the ft rotor runout with a dial indicator? Apply the parking brake a low speeds see if you feel the same shudder. jeffcoslacker 03-17-2007, 09:05 AM If you have the alloy wheels, they MUST be evenly torqued at 100 ft/lbs or they will distort the rotors and cause this....if you don't do this, you'll be chasing your tail trying to find it... Free Luminas 03-17-2007, 07:45 PM Thanks to you both- I didn't use a dial indicator, just a straight edge- but that probably is the next step- Also had a thought about the valve that distributes the pressure front/rear, can't remember the name of it now. Has either of you had a problem with that? No alloys on this mighty Lumina... maxwedge 03-18-2007, 09:32 AM The proportioning valve is not your problem here. Free Luminas 03-25-2007, 03:46 PM I agree with you at this point, tried the parking brake - no shudder, so the back ones are good- Will have to use dila indicator on the disc s in front- can't be huge as I rotated and eyeballed with a straight edge- Guess I'll find out how well auto zone stands behind their stuff- they are only a few months old! Anyone have bad experience with autozone? Thanks for the help! richtazz 03-26-2007, 08:14 AM Anyone have bad experience with autozone? Has anyone NOT? Another thing to check is your outer tie rod ends. If worn out, (fairly common issue on GM W-bodies), they can cause a shudder under hard braking above 40'ish that won't show up under light braking. Normally, warped rotors will cause a pulsation regardless of speed or pressure applied, it will just be less noticeable. Automotive Network, Inc., Copyright ©2012
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