Help! Brake question!
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Help! Brake question!
Hi,
When I press the brake, after the car stops, the car goes forward and down, then pulles back. It is uncomfortable. Is it from my driving behavior, or the new front rotors and pads. Or something wrong?
Thanks!
Ben
When I press the brake, after the car stops, the car goes forward and down, then pulles back. It is uncomfortable. Is it from my driving behavior, or the new front rotors and pads. Or something wrong?
Thanks!
Ben
Last edited by Ben'z; Jun 16, 2005 at 03:21 AM.
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2001 E320 (210.065), Brilliant Silver; 2002 Ducati ST-2, Arrest-me Red
Hi, Ben.
It sounds as though the suspension is just loading and then unloading, but it's hard to be sure from your description. When you say the car moves forward, I assume you mean the body/chassis and that the wheels don't also continue rolling.
If you just did rotors and pads it could be that they're "grabbing" a little bit right at the end of the stop and that should go away once they're fully bedded in. Depending on the rotors and pads that could be several hundred miles.
How many miles do you have on your E? It's also possible that your shocks are just worn out (assuming you haven't replaced them!) and the improved clean braking performance is making that much more apparent now.
Hope that all makes sense!
Greg
It sounds as though the suspension is just loading and then unloading, but it's hard to be sure from your description. When you say the car moves forward, I assume you mean the body/chassis and that the wheels don't also continue rolling.
If you just did rotors and pads it could be that they're "grabbing" a little bit right at the end of the stop and that should go away once they're fully bedded in. Depending on the rotors and pads that could be several hundred miles.
How many miles do you have on your E? It's also possible that your shocks are just worn out (assuming you haven't replaced them!) and the improved clean braking performance is making that much more apparent now.
Hope that all makes sense!
Greg
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Hi, Greg,
Thank you very much!
I think you are right!
the problem might be the suspension. I will take the car to shop tomorrow, and I will let you know what's wrong!
Thanks!
Ben
Thank you very much!
I think you are right!
the problem might be the suspension. I will take the car to shop tomorrow, and I will let you know what's wrong!Thanks!
Ben
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2007 S-550, 2001 E-430 & 1997 E-420
Kind of same feeling
Ben'z, I just done recently front brake work on my car. I changed the front rotors and brake pads.
Now I noticed that when I slowly stop my car on stop sign or at Red lights, my car stop very nicely, and some time if I push the brake padel hard for lower speed [30-40 MPH] stop the car feel like stoping as normal but pulls me little forward and then after stop little back.
I belive it is due to new brake pads and rotor. It will smoth out after about 1000-2000 mile.
I like my new brakes, now my car stop much better then before.
Now I noticed that when I slowly stop my car on stop sign or at Red lights, my car stop very nicely, and some time if I push the brake padel hard for lower speed [30-40 MPH] stop the car feel like stoping as normal but pulls me little forward and then after stop little back.
I belive it is due to new brake pads and rotor. It will smoth out after about 1000-2000 mile.
I like my new brakes, now my car stop much better then before.
