Brodie320

Just another problem that im having, along with all the rest of them, i think my car is falling apart lol.

My front brakes tend to shudder after braking for a long distance ( down a big hill ) or after the brakes are heated, anybody else have this problem?

cm60k

Did you service your brakes recently..?, they might went bad..??

ZAYED,,

giuseppesalvato

If you had new brakes fitted, did they make sure the back of the pads were flat, sometime there is a lump on the back that has to filed of, if not , the pad will rock, resulting in uneven ware and juddering, another problem could be warped discs. ??

Plutoe

I vote for warped discs---to many stops for sheep!!

Brodie320

Lol...plutoe, its only a rumour..havnt been serviced recently, the pads dont seem to be worn by looking at them though. Its only after being on the brakes for a long period, they dont shudder during normal driving

giuseppesalvato

Its only after a build up of heat that distorts them

Beverly Sharp

'96 E320, 107K. I feel nothing wrong with my brakes when braking around town, sometimes a bit hard. But at free-way speeds, just a little harder braking gives a pronounced pulsation (or vibration?). My indie says plenty of pad left, so what could this be?
James

giuseppesalvato

Maybe your wheels need re-balancing, are your steering joints okay, or any other suspension components, I have had vibration before on the motor way, rebalancing and new steering ball joints cured them

Beverly Sharp

Good suggestion. I've already replaced the front wheel bearings and LCAs (w/ball joints, of course). Now, I will replace the outer tie rods and get a new alignment; we'll see.
James