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Old Sep 19, 2002 | 07:03 PM
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brakes wobble

110,000 mi: front pads and rotors replaced (dec 01)
118,000 mi: rear pads and rotors replaced (may 02)

now at 126,000 (probably a long time in car years, but) my brakes wobble...kinda in a pattern of wobbling toward left front, right rear, right front, left rear, and so on...i had the front rotors cut before i had them installed, but not the back. should i have all of them cut again?

i also have a little alignment problem (gotta replace the steering gear boots, ), would that affect the brakes?

or are my brakes just old what's the life expectancy of stock rotors/brake pads?
Old Sep 19, 2002 | 07:32 PM
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Re: brakes wobble

Originally posted by posnorder
110,000 mi: front pads and rotors replaced (dec 01)
118,000 mi: rear pads and rotors replaced (may 02)

now at 126,000 (probably a long time in car years, but) my brakes wobble...kinda in a pattern of wobbling toward left front, right rear, right front, left rear, and so on...i had the front rotors cut before i had them installed, but not the back. should i have all of them cut again?

i also have a little alignment problem (gotta replace the steering gear boots, ), would that affect the brakes?

or are my brakes just old what's the life expectancy of stock rotors/brake pads?
When the brake pads were replaced did you replace the caliper pins, when I replaced my pads at 54k the front caliper pins were quite worn and I replaced them. Now at 126k if the caliper pins have never been replaced I would strogly consider replacing them on the front and rear. I paid $19.00 for the 4 front caliper pins, 2 for each side at Advanced Auto. I would probably get the brake kits, you need 1 for front and 1 for rear. However, the first thing I would do is to get the car aligned to eliminate that as a possibility. You can also get your rotors checked for run out, I would have this done at a good brake place. This will tell you if the rotors are warped and need to be cut. You might possibly be feeling warped rotors! This should get you started in the right direction. Keep us posted.
Old Sep 19, 2002 | 08:09 PM
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BUY NEW ROTORS(IF ALIGNMENT DOES NOT FIX) 22.OO EACH AUTOZONE. OR GO FOR THE POWERSLOT ROTORS 110.00 PR.
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