Shimmy under braking!!!!!!!
96Rivman
01-02-2004, 11:40 AM
Hello all, the problem is this. I installed new brake rotors/pads up front, had the rears turned and new pads. The car has 110K on it and when I apply the brakes it shimmies between 65-40mph. It did this before the brake job so I am wondering if it could be something else. The wheel bearings all the way around feel good. The shocks/struts are original I believe. I am wondering if the rotors that I bought could gave been bad from the get go? Any ideas? Thanks
tman
01-02-2004, 12:27 PM
Hows your brake fluid holding up? Take a look at that, because you might have air in the brakes, and need to bleed them.
96Rivman
01-02-2004, 03:59 PM
I forgot to mention that I bled all four brakes per the factory manual. I sucked out all the old fluid and started with fresh stuff and bled the lines until clear fluid ran through all four. Thanks
dougmurray2
01-16-2004, 04:54 PM
I had the same problem, replaced disks, measured runout, etc. to no avail. I ended up taking off the aftermarket disks and putting on a set of GM disks on the front. That fixed it. Aftermarket disks for some unknown reason had no effect.
MrBiggs
03-28-2004, 03:27 PM
I've got a 95 and the same thing just started happening to me 2-3 months ago. It's like a pretty small but fast shaking right?
jadmonkey
07-02-2004, 11:00 PM
What type of pads are you using... I opt for the more costly pair, the cheaper ones seem to cause a lot more shaking during braking... I could be way off...
sikz3
07-05-2004, 09:56 PM
my 91 does the same thing if braking above 45 mph
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