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Dannyboy11222
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What vibration issue? There are many reasons, we need more information on when you feel the vibration... At what speed, down hills, only during braking etx.....
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JExpedition07
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Those rotors are bad. Debris get stuck between pads and rotor and digs in like that.
Dannyboy11222
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Rotors warp or wear out, but if its shaking you feel during braking. That doesn't mean its those rotors, it could be the other set.
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Don Hall
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From a GOOGLE search:
Your steering wheel can shake if your pads are contaminated with oil, dirt, or other substances. They can cause vibration when they grip the rotor. This shaking can also happen if the pads are warped, damaged, or excessively worn. If it's your brake pads, you will likely hear a high pitched whining noise when braking.
Your steering wheel can shake if your pads are contaminated with oil, dirt, or other substances. They can cause vibration when they grip the rotor. This shaking can also happen if the pads are warped, damaged, or excessively worn. If it's your brake pads, you will likely hear a high pitched whining noise when braking.
Dannyboy11222
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I'm sorry, but those rotors look fine to me...
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Vibration upon turning left or right from a stop. Only happens in morning or after a long highway drive. No vibrations when going straight and only lasts a few minutes Thought it might be my clutch packs but this looks like it could be a culprit
Nope. Looks like an average brake rotor. Warped rotors will feel like a pulsing in the brake pedal, with some "shaking" in the steering wheel if the front rotors get really bad.
The morning events may be nothing more than flat spots on your tires after sitting overnight.
JExpedition07
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Don’t think those rotors look good. Rotors shouldn’t have deep grooves like that they are contaminated with debris.
May be unrelated to your vibration though.
May be unrelated to your vibration though.
Evil looking rotors. If you took those off and put them on your old phonographic turntable and played them backwards you would hear "Turn me on, dead man ... turn me on, dead man ... turn me on, dead man …"
PS - you have to be as old as a Moose to understand this
PS - you have to be as old as a Moose to understand this
Those look like tons of rotors on cars that have no issues.
So many people (on here esp) seem to be brake "enthusiasts" with nothing less than perfection or like new being acceptable.
They may very well be warped or causing pulsation or vibration but not from the grooves.
Front ones cause wheel shake back and forth or almost up and down at higher speed deceleration and you can often feel it in pedal too adn pulsation of up and down in pedal.
Rear can also give pulsation in pedal but the feeling is more in the seat of your pants and not the steering wheel.
Again, the appearance of the grooves means nothing to whether or not they are warped or pulsate. Perfect looking rotors can also pulsate and vibrate and be warped...even new ones can be.
So many people (on here esp) seem to be brake "enthusiasts" with nothing less than perfection or like new being acceptable.
They may very well be warped or causing pulsation or vibration but not from the grooves.
Front ones cause wheel shake back and forth or almost up and down at higher speed deceleration and you can often feel it in pedal too adn pulsation of up and down in pedal.
Rear can also give pulsation in pedal but the feeling is more in the seat of your pants and not the steering wheel.
Again, the appearance of the grooves means nothing to whether or not they are warped or pulsate. Perfect looking rotors can also pulsate and vibrate and be warped...even new ones can be.
They are a bit grooved especially for the rears but I have seen way worse.
Pull them pay $20 to have them turned slap them back on.
If Your problem is still there you have other issues but you now have fresh rotors.
Make sure to sand the rust of the hub face and the front crown of the rotor and slap a little antisieze on the hub face as well.
Pull them pay $20 to have them turned slap them back on.
If Your problem is still there you have other issues but you now have fresh rotors.
Make sure to sand the rust of the hub face and the front crown of the rotor and slap a little antisieze on the hub face as well.
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richs fishes
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Those look pretty normal to me. But in reality it's an impossible thing to judge from a photo. You really need to feel it to be sure. Most rotors are going to have ridges and slight "uneven" wear that you can feel with the back of your fingernail. They'll never wear to a mirror polish but that doesn't mean they're bad.
Others have already responded saying the same, but that looks about like every rotor I’ve ever seen. A picture can only show so much so maybe something else is going on but by appearance alone they look fine.
Something worth mentioning however - I once bought brand new brakes for a 2001 Tundra and they were warped before I ever put them on. Drove the truck, felt the shake, took the parts back to Napa and they put it on a measuring device that confirmed they were defective and out of spec. Replaced for free of course, but the point is weird stuff happens sometimes.
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Something worth mentioning however - I once bought brand new brakes for a 2001 Tundra and they were warped before I ever put them on. Drove the truck, felt the shake, took the parts back to Napa and they put it on a measuring device that confirmed they were defective and out of spec. Replaced for free of course, but the point is weird stuff happens sometimes.
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I have had one new set in my life that also vibrated like heck. Took them back and 2nd set no problem.
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