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Old Nov 5, 2004 | 01:34 AM
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the car starts to wobble and the wheel shakes when i brake are my brake bad or my first car never did this it made the metal noise when they went bad and i changed those alot but on my mustang there is a metal on metal noise yet but could bad brakes made the car shake when braking
Old Nov 5, 2004 | 01:40 AM
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Your engine is about to fall out!!!!! Stop driving immediately!!!!


















sike.... your brake rotors are warped.
Old Nov 5, 2004 | 01:49 AM
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Yeah, mine are too.... NEW ONES!

How do I explain to the parents that a rotor is warped so I can get the mto pay for it? Any ideas?
Old Nov 5, 2004 | 03:09 AM
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I think mine are warped too, when Im going fast and hit the brakes it goes nuts. How do they get warped? I think hitting the telephone pole with my front left tire last year probly did it.
Old Nov 5, 2004 | 08:44 AM
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Rotors usually get warped because the get hot and then are cooled quickly (IE heavy braking, then driving through a puddle) But I have known of people warping there rotors because they ride the brakes.[&:]
Old Nov 5, 2004 | 11:07 AM
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Does ALL mustang wooble when you break??? All mustangs that I have drove all do it.
Old Nov 5, 2004 | 11:19 AM
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Mine doesn't. You can let go of the steering wheel in mine and it won't pull and the wheel won't vibrate.
Old Nov 5, 2004 | 11:57 AM
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If you've got high mileage, you might wanna get an alignment too.
Old Nov 5, 2004 | 06:02 PM
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I barely ever use my breaks. They are new rotors too, but they shouldnt wobble this much.
Old Nov 5, 2004 | 06:05 PM
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Mine warped at like 15k... bought drilled / slotted rotors and softer pads and haven't had any problems since, and it stops much better as well... especially after driving for a while compared to the stock brakes.



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