2003 Pontiac Grand Am "new brakes rotors truck shimmys" Questions

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...new rotors and pads YOUR BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED/OUT OF ROUND, THEY NEED TO BE TURNED ON A METAL CUTTING MACHINE TO MAKE THEM RUN STRAIGHT AGAIN, THE BRAKE PADS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE ...

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...brakes or something is that true? If you can feel it in the brake peddle when you push on it, then your brake rotors are warped. Putting new pads and rotors in will solve this. Is caused by braking ...

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...brakes again, do them yourself, but follow these steps one by one and don't skip any of them. 1.) Remove your rotors and have them resurfaced. 2.) Replaced your pads with some good ones, stay away ...

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...brakes just fine. I'm thinking Calipers but I'm not sure. if you have warped rotors and brake gently you may not feel the shimmy,but will if braking hard.i would fit new rotors and while the wheels ...

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...new brakes. The car shimmies slightly when brake is applied above about 30 mph. The faster the car goes the more it shimmies when the brakes are applied. What's up with this, any ideas? when the new ...

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new wheel bearings doesnt shimmy when i brake though. any help would help greatly thanks If it shimmies with the brakes applied, it's a rotor problem....but like you say, it shimmies just at a certain

2006 3 with 58K miles you need to have the rotors re-surfaced or replaced. the vibration/shimmy is caused by warped rotors Solution 1 is correct. new or turned - resurfaced rotors will fix the problem

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...new front rotors/pads hoping to fix a shimmy at highway speeds when braking. now even more shimmy when braking. wondering if steerign components could be the problem?? what should i replace next? how ...

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front wheel shimmy while braking. Had new set of rubbers installed & balanced. Front wheels still shimmy. If it is while applying the brakes its a good chance its your brake rotors.

new wheels and tires have been replaced in the last month. The problem still exists. If your tires were not properly balanced then it will cause that. Also, if your rotors are warped then icould cause

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