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Old 09-24-2008, 12:19 AM
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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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Old 09-24-2008, 06:29 AM
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pads and rotors
 
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Old 09-24-2008, 06:32 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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Old 09-24-2008, 07:19 PM
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What they said ^^ sounds like the beginning stages or your rotors warping andmajor brake fade.
 
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Old 09-24-2008, 11:53 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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Old 09-25-2008, 04:32 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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Old 09-25-2008, 07:09 PM
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whats a decent price range for something like those, rotors and/or pads
 
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