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pulsing brakes - 9/23/2008 10:19:16 PM

shadowmancer

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here and there when i step on the brakes, i believe mostly at high speeds maybe, my brake pedal sort of pulses back and forth, up and down. not to far but enough to move my foot and for me to notice. usually ill have to hit the brakes even harder then to stop. could there be a leak or is this time for new rotors and pads? 99 eclipse

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RE: pulsing brakes - 9/24/2008 4:29:05 AM

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pads and rotors

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RE: pulsing brakes - 9/24/2008 4:32:03 AM

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Warped rotors. If you had the wheels removed for balancing or anything the requires the wheels to be removed, chances are good that the mechs used an air gun to reinstall them and tightened them down toooooooo much, which causes the rotors to warp. The pulsing pedal is usually a sure indicator of this.

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RE: pulsing brakes - 9/24/2008 5:19:22 PM

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What they said ^^ sounds like the beginning stages or your rotors warping and major brake fade.

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RE: pulsing brakes - 9/24/2008 9:53:03 PM

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fantastic. arite thanks for the help, ill take the wheels off and check em out. anyone have any suggested brands for slotted rotors and some pads to go along with em

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RE: pulsing brakes - 9/25/2008 2:32:34 AM

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EBC greenstuff.
I''m using EBC redstuff. Good stuff.
Anyway slotted/drilled (or both) rotors need compound pads. The rotors will just eat up the softer organic types.

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RE: pulsing brakes - 9/25/2008 5:09:08 PM

shadowmancer

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whats a decent price range for something like those, rotors and/or pads

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