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Old Nov 19, 2002 | 08:02 PM
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I think I just warped my rotors again, but I have a question about them. Sometimes when I warp I can feel the brake pedal pulsing and the steering wheel shaking, but then sometimes I don't feel it. Are warped rotors suppose to do this or is something else causing this problem? I get this problem at high speeds where sometimes it shakes and sometimes it doesn't. so my question isn't if its a warped rotor, but is a warped rotor suppose to give u the pulsing sensation at random?
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Old Nov 19, 2002 | 08:28 PM
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when ur at high speeds do u feel it only at hard braking or even the smallest. if its hard breakin i get that sometimes but i just had my inspection done n if they were warped they wouldnt let it pass. at least i dont think so
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 12:50 AM
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about how fast are you going when you're breaking at high speeds?
and how often do you do this
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 02:43 AM
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Sounds like a slight warping, I had a similar problem and got new rotors. It would only pulsate at high speeds and if I stepped on the pedal kinda hard to slow down quick. If I eased it, it wouldn't do it though or at low speeds. You can get some Brembo OE rotors from nopionline.com for cheap.
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 05:55 AM
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I'm not exactly to willing to change rotors. these rotors i currently have only have 1000 miles on them.
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 10:30 AM
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brakes are not covered by warranty
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 11:20 AM
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no warranty on rotors
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 03:28 PM
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i think i fixed it!!! I smashed and bashed on the brake pedal all the way home today. warp seems to be gone. hahah i knew brute force would always work!
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 04:46 PM
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hi, im not really familiar with the term "warped". Im sure i have experienced warped rotors before but have never used that terminology. Can someone please explain to me what happens and how it feels when u brake, when u warp your rotors? Again, im sure i have experienced it, but never referred to it as warping rotors. Thanks.
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 05:13 PM
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Sounds like they are only slightly warped, and if they are as new as you state, then you can easily just have the rotors cut aka turned and totally solve the problem.
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