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- From: sorlin@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Steven J Orlin)
- Subject: Re: brakes
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.184037.744@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- References: <44056@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> <5tq3w8p@rpi.edu>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 18:40:37 GMT
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- In article <5tq3w8p@rpi.edu> kokerj@rpi.edu writes:
- >In article <44056@sdcc12.ucsd.edu>, wsun@jeeves.ucsd.edu (Fiberman) writes:
- >|> I just had the front brakes of my '84 Celica done - new pads and
- >|> resurfaced rotor. The car brakes fine at low speed. However,
- >|> when I am on the highway at 55+ mph, the car vibrates when I
- >|> brake. At 60 mph it vibrates at about 2-4 Hz. Can anyone give
- >|> an explanation for this?
- >|>
- >|> -fm
- >|>
- >
- >Sounds like a warped rotor to me.
-
- possibly the bearings need to be replaced in that one rotor.
- Also, many goofs operate brake lathes and don't set up the rotor
- right on it. therefore, they may have somewhat 'trued it' but it
- may have been trued off the perpendicular surface.
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