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tim · 11-06-2006

I agree that you need to have the rotors either turned or replaced but I also think you should look into some front end repair.

If you have slop in your rod ends you should replace them, no questions asked. If you have movement in your rack and pinion you should take care of that too. If you let any of those parts go to long you are just asking for trouble.

As far as replacing or turning your rotors. Turn them if you have enough material left to do so. They arent going to 'warp' any faster then new ones, that is what the 'turn to' spec is there for. If not go to the parts store and buy a new pair. Dont buy the cheapest ones but something in the middle range is probably going to be the equivilant to anything you buy at the dealer.

Oh and for all of you e-mechanics. A rotor with .005" runout is considered out of spec to most manufacturers but will hardly be noticable in the pedal. When you feel your wheel shake after hitting the pedal you are more than likely experiencing 'disk thickness variation.' You can feel DTV if there is as much as .002" variation when measuring thickness in different spots.

11-06-2006	#15
tim .. Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mondovi, Wi Posts: 1,326	Re: Shaky steerling when I hit the brakes? I agree that you need to have the rotors either turned or replaced but I also think you should look into some front end repair. If you have slop in your rod ends you should replace them, no questions asked. If you have movement in your rack and pinion you should take care of that too. If you let any of those parts go to long you are just asking for trouble. As far as replacing or turning your rotors. Turn them if you have enough material left to do so. They arent going to 'warp' any faster then new ones, that is what the 'turn to' spec is there for. If not go to the parts store and buy a new pair. Dont buy the cheapest ones but something in the middle range is probably going to be the equivilant to anything you buy at the dealer. Oh and for all of you e-mechanics. A rotor with .005" runout is considered out of spec to most manufacturers but will hardly be noticable in the pedal. When you feel your wheel shake after hitting the pedal you are more than likely experiencing 'disk thickness variation.' You can feel DTV if there is as much as .002" variation when measuring thickness in different spots.