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Originally Posted by Zeto So I started feeling my steering wheel shake when I press on the brake. Thanks in advance guys! So dont brake, speed thru everything. ZOOM ZOOM.

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Old 12-16-2009, 09:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
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So I started feeling my steering wheel shake when I press on the brake. Thanks in advance guys!
So dont brake, speed thru everything. ZOOM ZOOM. Just kidding.
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If it goes away under harder braking then it is probably just build up of pad deposits on the rotors. When you've been driving hard and get the rotors hot and then come to a complete stop you can leave deposits behind. You can try re-bedding the rotors, or if that fails have the rotors turned.

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If it goes away under harder braking then it is probably just build up of pad deposits on the rotors.
That's exactly it. If I brake harder then it goes away. Thanks for the link Chris, but which bedding in procedure should I follow?

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That's exactly it. If I brake harder then it goes away. Thanks for the link Chris, but which bedding in procedure should I follow?
Follow the last one, but only do 3 50mph stops instead of 5. I would also back off and retorque all your wheel nuts to 80-85 ft/lbs. You'd be amazed how much uneven torquing can mess things up, do this first.
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