MoNkEy MaGiC
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for past few months my steering wheel has been shakking/juddering under medium to hard braking!!! 
i have read in previous posts that it could be the brakes, but ive checked the front disks and pads and they are fine!! they are 256mm 2litre 16v spec brakes and calipers by the way.
the steering itself is fine, it doesnt swerve to any side, infact its dead straight lol!!
ive lowered it last week, and since then the shakking has got a little better!!
any ideas?? could it need tracking done??
[Edited on 13-06-2006 by MoNkEy MaGiC]
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PaulW
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the discs could be warped, just visually checking you cant tell
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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fcuk! how is warping caused????
is their a cure/can it be fixed do they need replacing??
infact come to think of it ive had the disks n pads for over 2 years man!! and they are still fine!!!
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vaux-tech
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discs will be fecked! no doubt¬!
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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really even though they look fine and hardly worn out! damn man, here i was thinking these have lasted ages 
so is warping of disks common when they are really old??
or is it caused when they not treated right, breaking hard a lot etc??
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abdus
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quote:
Originally posted by MoNkEy MaGiC
breaking hard a lot
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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lol braking
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corsa.v6
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the brakes are warped £50 the lot from www.andrewpage.co.uk i had the same problem thought it was the tracking its caused by heavy braking all the time and also just ware and tear
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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also forgot to mention they have been sqeeking lately too!!
how can i check/test if they are warped??
and what does warped mean exactly?? 
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micky.allan
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only proper way to test is get the car to your local mot place and ask them to put it on the break rollers. warping is caused by the heat in the disks making them out of shape.
mick
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YT
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i have had this sproblem for AGES, sorted it the over day when i was changing my handbrake cable one of the clips on the rear drum wasn't on corectly! sorted that out and since then they have been perfect! 
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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hmm im not sure if my handbrake has anything to do with it as it seems fine, but im not sure till i check it
but since i lowered the car the juddering has got a little better???
can anyone else confirm that it could be warped disks??
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YT
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quote:
Originally posted by MoNkEy MaGiC
hmm im not sure if my handbrake has anything to do with it as it seems fine, but im not sure till i check it
but since i lowered the car the juddering has got a little better???
can anyone else confirm that it could be warped disks??
sorry i dint mean it was the handbrake, when i was changing the handbrake cable i noticed that the rear drums had moved and wernt working correctly causing it to vibrate the car
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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its cool dude 
will my car pass MOT in the condition its in??
and is warped disks a MOT failure??
will the MOT tester be able to test n tell if they are warped??
ALSO would it be wise to change the pads at the same time?? even though they are fine!!!
[Edited on 19-06-2006 by MoNkEy MaGiC]
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YT
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Mine passed the MOT when the brakes where like it, as long as they are working efective i think it should be fine. Not too sure about changing pads, if i was changing my disks though i would do the pads at the same time because there not really that expencive!
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