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1. [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 1): Author: <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:08:25 -0700; I have an interesting issue puzzling me. My 2006 Chevy Malibu is about ready for brakes, which I will be doing shortly. The biggest issue is a pulsing from the left front wheel. The pulsing is very m; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00188.html (7,179 bytes)
2. Re: [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 1): Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 07:09:12 -0400; tie I had this on my Subaru. After a long highway run it would make the car almost undriveable, the shaking was so violent. It was a warped rotor compounded by a sticky caliper. The caliper wouldn't; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00189.html (7,775 bytes)
3. Re: [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 1): Author: Mark Andy <marka@maracing.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:56:29 -0400 (EDT); This doesn't address the "downhill" part. That seems pretty crazy. That said... When you replace your pads / rotors, tighten the rotor to the hub and check the hub itself for both runout and play. W; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00192.html (9,960 bytes)
4. Re: [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 1): Author: "Eric J Russell" <ejrussell@mebtel.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:31:03 -0400; I haven't figured out what the 'downhill' clue is telling us but I'd suggest checking everything even remotely related. Defective tire (rotate to rear?), bent wheel, loose hub bearing, loose suspensi; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00193.html (7,432 bytes)
5. Re: [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 1): Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:19:00 -0500; or very I'm pretty sure the specification for rotor runout for this car is with the rotor mounted to the hub. In any event, you're quite right that this is something to look for. It's not usual for r; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00201.html (8,867 bytes)
6. Re: [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:41:56 -0700; Good, it's not just me, but you guys are a bit confused about the downhill part too. I have a dial indicator and a magnetic base, so there are no good tools to acquire on this issue, but I will be ch; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00205.html (7,812 bytes)
7. Re: [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:30:07 -0700; FWIW, my book recommends using a micrometer to measure the thickness variation. I don't recall the spec offhand, but it's much tighter than the runout allowance. Not sure why that is, but it might h; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00207.html (7,773 bytes)
8. Re: [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 1): Author: Neil Sherry <neiljsherry@talktalk.net>; Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:14:54 +0100; Run out is slightly less critical, as the pads should float back and forth to accommodate it (unless the callipers are really sticky). If one area of the disk is thicker, then that will cause a defin; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00208.html (9,405 bytes)
9. Re: [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 1): Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:41:13 -0400; I've done this with the indicator stuck on the strut tube. Had a couple thou' runout at the edge of the rotor, which turned out to be largely in the wheel hub. Was able to cut shim stock to sandwich; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00211.html (8,420 bytes)
10. Re: [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:13:50 -0700; The edges of the rotors are not badly corroded. When I do run out on a rotor, I do both sides of the rotor so I kind of have thickness covered, cause I'm going to see some sever run out. I will check; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00226.html (8,557 bytes)
11. Re: [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 1): Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:02:29 -0400; Yeah, rotors are too cheap these days to mess with turning. I will highly recommend the Brembo OEM replacement rotors you can get from Tire Rack and elsewhere. Really fantastic product: * competitive; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00227.html (8,245 bytes)
12. Re: [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:19:01 -0700; I dug the book out. Permissible runout is .003", but thickness variation is only .0005". That means you could see only .0003" runout on each side, and still be out of specification on thickness vari; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00228.html (8,140 bytes)
13. Re: [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:11:19 -0700; Good info on the Brembo's. Jack Yeah, rotors are too cheap these days to mess with turning. I will highly recommend the Brembo OEM replacement rotors you can get from Tire Rack and elsewhere. Really; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00231.html (9,484 bytes)
14. Re: [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 1): Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>; Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:22:47 -0500; Last summer I needed a set of rotors and Brembos were backordered for several months. I ended up taking the Tire Rack salesman's recommendation and bought a pair of Centric rotors, figuring that for; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00232.html (9,152 bytes)
15. Re: [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:09:25 -0700; Thanks for even better than Brembo info, as I'll bet they are less expensive. I called tire rack for Akebono pads. They didn't have them in stock and suggested a similar pad at 25% less than the Ake; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00233.html (9,918 bytes)
16. Re: [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 1): Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:01:26 -0700; On the last two sets of brakes I've done I used Zimmerman coated rotors. They come with a light gray coating on the whole rotor. The pads clean off the friction surface and the coating prevents the r; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00234.html (8,176 bytes)
17. Re: [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 22:38:15 -0700; Ok, replace the front rotors last weekend and the brakes all the way around. The suspension was tight, with no apparent damaged or worn components. What I did find was a discolored portion on one dis; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00140.html (8,582 bytes)
18. [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 1): Author: jibjib at att.net (jibjib at att.net); Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:08:25 -0700; I have an interesting issue puzzling me. My 2006 Chevy Malibu is about ready for brakes, which I will be doing shortly. The biggest issue is a pulsing from the left front wheel. The pulsing is very m; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00485.html (8,735 bytes)
19. [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 1): Author: jamesf at groupwbench.org (Jim Franklin); Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 07:09:12 -0400; tie I had this on my Subaru. After a long highway run it would make the car almost undriveable, the shaking was so violent. It was a warped rotor compounded by a sticky caliper. The caliper wouldn't; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00486.html (9,182 bytes)
20. [Shop-talk] Pulsing brakes (score: 1): Author: marka at maracing.com (Mark Andy); Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:56:29 -0400 (EDT); Howdy, This doesn't address the "downhill" part. That seems pretty crazy. That said... When you replace your pads / rotors, tighten the rotor to the hub and check the hub itself for both runout and p; /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00489.html (11,397 bytes)

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